Art
...agony against a dark, formidable sky. The scene sits in the setting of Oslofjord in Oslo. The painting, hauntingly striking was initially christened Der Schrei der Natur in Norwegian, or the Scream of Nature. The current Skrik, when loosely translated bestows upon it the title... ?Created by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, the Scream actually was a series of paintings done in different media. The one I have chosen to write about is one of the series done in oil and pastel on cardboard. Measuring roughly 91 cm ? 73.5 cm or 36 in ? 28.9 in, the painting was made in 1893. It currently resides at the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. The painting depicts a figure standing on a bridge, screaming in agony...