Just sorta kinda related but this came up on my news feed today so I thought you may be interested;
qz.com/1577796/the-figure-in-edvard-munchs-the-scream-isnt-actually-screaming/?utm_source=parAO
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The very bridge in “The Scream” is a recurring element in Munch’s works from 1892-1895.
All the different people in the background are also referred to in the Scream promos.
The painting “Sick mood at sunset. Despair” actually launched a whole series of angst paintings. While working on it, Munch wrote in his diary, “I was walking down the road with two friends – the sun was setting. – I felt a waft of melancholia – Suddenly the sky turned red. I stopped, leant against the railing, tired to death […] – I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed a great, infinite scream through nature –”
“Sick Mood at Sunset. Despair” (1892)
“The Scream” (1893)
“Anxiety” (1894)
“Despair” (1894)
And here ends this little glimpse into a period in the life of Edvard Munch, who created more than 1800 paintings between 1880 and 1943 of which “The Scream” will forever remain his most well known piece.
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Imagine just wondering around Oslo and coming across this bridge by sheer luck. Then as you start to realize it a figure comes from behind you with this face on it…
Goodnight yall! 