edvard munch was norwegian painter

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Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter.Self portrait Royalty Free Stock Photo

It exemplifies the Expressionist movement through its use of oil on canvas. Currently, it is housed at the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, The Scream, has become one of the iconic images of world art. 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, Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of the nihilist Hans JÃ¦ger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state. From this emerged his distinctive style.