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Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter (1863–1944)
For the film, see Edvard Munch (film).
Edvard Munch (MUUNK;Norwegian:[ˈɛ̀dvɑɖˈmʊŋk]ⓘ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter.
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His 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images.
His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today's Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'); from this emerged his distinctive style.
Travel brought new influences and outlets. In Paris, he learned much from Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, especially their use of color. In Berlin, he met the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, whom he painted, as he embarked on a major series of paintings