Ultra HD Master (3 223 × 4 000 px)
Expressionism
1893
The Scream
Original title: Skrik
Edvard Munch
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil, tempera, and pastel on cardboard
Dimensions:
91 cm × 73.5 cm
Date of Creation:
1893
Scan Resolution:
3 223 × 4 000 px
Archive File Size:
5.9 MB
Permanent Collection:
National Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Historical Narrative
An agonized figure clutching its face against a blood-red Oslofjord sky, visualizing an infinite piercing scream passing through nature.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"The supreme icon of modern psychological anxiety and existential dread, pioneering early Expressionism through sinuous curvilinear rhythm."
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