Edvard Munch: Picture 'The Scream' (1895), framed
€440.00
Product number:
27561803753
Product information "Edvard Munch: Picture 'The Scream' (1895), framed"
With 'The Scream', the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch created one of the most famous motifs in art history and a key work of Expressionism: A shadowy figure on a bridge against a fiery red sky, hands held to his head, eyes and mouth wide open. Munch produced a total of four versions in different techniques and sizes: Two in tempera on cardboard (from 1893 and 1910) and two in pastel on wood (1893 and 1895), varying in size from 74 x 56 cm to 91 x 73.5 cm; there are also several smaller lithographs. The 1895 version realised almost 120 million dollars at auction in 2012, making it one of the most expensive paintings ever. There are various theories about the genesis of the 'Scream'. One says that Munch visited an exhibition of Inca mummies with Paul Gauguin in 1889, from which he drew inspiration, another that the painting captures the reddish sky caused by the eruption of the Krakatau volcano in 1883. Original: pastel/cardboard, 59 x 79 cm, privately owned Oslo. Edition on artist's canvas with linen structure, on wooden stretcher frame. Limited edition of 980 copies with numbered certificate on the reverse. Framed in black gold solid wood frame. Size 70 x 53.5 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.
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