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The Scream (or The Cry), Edvard Munch, (1893)

Edvard Munch, born Dec. 12, 1863, Löten, Norway, died Jan. 23, 1944, Ekely, near Oslo.

His evocative and intense portrayal of emotional and psychological subjects was a major influence on the development of German Expressionism in the early 20th century.

The Scream (or The Cry) (1893), is probably his most familiar work, characteristic in its tormented expression of isolation and anxiety it is considered to be an icon of existential suffering.