Edvard Munch's The Scream

Edvard Munch, a Norwegian painter and printmaker born in December 12, 1863, who was a well-known painter. He played a part of the expressionism and symbolism movement. One of his most popular works is “The Scream”, which portrays an odd caricature on a boardwalk near the shore. Throughout his youth, he faced many turbulences between his health, loss, critics, and his relationship with his father. As he grew up he became mentally disturbed by it all and it reflected in his paintings. Edvard lived in a small farmhouse in a village. Edvard had an obsessively religious father who often oppressed, discouraged, and harassed Edvard with his beliefs. People say that Edvard and his sister Sophie inherited their artistic talents from their mother Laura Catherine. Unfortunately, his mother died in
His family’s death severely depressed him and caused him to contemplate on his life. Later that year, his paintings caused controversy, but happy with the commotion caused by it. His style began to mature as he painted casinos and different landscapes and settings. However, objects that he painted that would usually be perceived as normal began to appear more symbolic than realistic. The biggest example would be “The Scream”, this painting was a representation of the exhaustion and psychological degradation that Edvard Munch had endeavoured. This situation worsened as he started hallucinating and a strong feeling of paranoia. He’d eventually had to seek help in a medical clinic where he could receive therapy for his breakdowns. In 1908, He recovered and then returned to paint, it was clear that Munch felt more optimistic as his later paintings, since they were much more colorful and vibrant as well his social ties with his friends were held close to him. In the last few years of Munch’s life, he painted the last few self-portraits that would complete his cycle on the journey of