This pouch was created on the occasion of the exhibition " Edvard Munch. A Poem of Life, Love and Death" at the Musée d'Orsay from September 20th, 2022 to January 22nd, 2023.
Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944)
"Scream" Head and Raised Arms (detail), 1898
Crayon and brush. H. 38 ; l. 47,6 cm
Bergen, KODE Art ...
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This pouch was created on the occasion of the exhibition " Edvard Munch. A Poem of Life, Love and Death" at the Musée d'Orsay from September 20th, 2022 to January 22nd, 2023.
Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944)
"Scream" Head and Raised Arms (detail), 1898
Crayon and brush. H. 38 ; l. 47,6 cm
Bergen, KODE Art Museum
© Photo KODE / Dag Fosse
© Rmn - Grand Palais, Paris 2022
The painting is a radical and timeless expression of human fear.
The original German title Munch gave to his work was Der Schrei der Natur (Nature's Cry), and the Norwegian title is Skrik (Scream) ).
The tortured face of the painting has become one of the most iconic art images, which is seen as a symbol of the fear of the human condition.
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