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The Scream
Edvard Munch
The Scream
Edvard Munch
The Scream is the best known and most frequently reproduced of all Munch’s motifs. With its expressive colours, its flowing lines and striking overall effect, its appeal is universal.
Despite radical simplification, the landscape in the picture is recognisable as the Kristiania Fjord seen from Ekeberg, with a broad view over the fjord, the town and the hills beyond. In the background to the left, at the end of the path with the balustrade that cuts diagonally across the picture, we see two strolling figures, often regarded as two friends whom Munch mentions in notes relating to the picture. But the figure in the foreground is the first to capture the viewer’s attention. Its hands are held to its head and its mouth is wide open in a silent scream, which is amplified by the undulating movement running through the surrounding landscape. The figure is ambiguous and it is hard to say whether it is a man or a woman, young or old –
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Edvard Munch, The Scream, National Gallery Norway.
Amsterdam has, since a couple of days an other &#;blockbuster exhibition&#;.
With much fanfare and a lot of money from the Blockbuster fund (yes, it really exists), the Turing Foundation, Van Ende Foundation, the Ministry and many others, we are spoiled for the third time this year with an &#;experience of a lifetime&#;.
The other ones were Late Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum and The Oasis of Matisse in the Stedelijk Museum.
About the word Blockbuster: Brittanica: Blockbuster, a highly explosive word not usually associated with art, has now entered the lexicon as a term applied to art exhibitions. By so-called blockbuster exhibitions&#;big, popular, moneymaking showcases that delivered a powerful impact&#;had become important sources of direct and indirect revenue, visibility, and prestige for museums worldwide.
As of September 27, , we can, in Amsterdam, compare Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh. They never met in r
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