![]() The National Gallery in Oslo, Norway owns one of The Scream paintings, the Munch Museum holds the other “Scream” painting and one pastel, and another pastel is privately owned by Petter Olsen. Two of The Scream artworks are paintings, and the other two were done in pastels. Far in the distance there is a hint of a small city, almost completely lost in the swirling sky. Two people stand with their backs turned to the screaming figure, with their black silhouettes on the very edge of the scene. What is so gripping about the image is that the person is screaming, their mouth hung wide open with their hands on the sides of their face, and you can see that scream reflected and continuing on into the distance of the intensely bloody red, orange, deep blue, and black colored background. ![]() In The Scream’s timeless image is a genderless person with a pale face, standing beside a railing with an expansive view of a chaotic environment. The Scream is part of a larger art collection series that Edvard Munch called The Frieze of Life. ![]() There are actually four different original versions of The Scream that Edvard Much created using different art mediums including oil paints, tempera, and pastels. The Scream painting by Edvard Munch is one of the most well-known pieces of artwork in history, appealing to a wide audience even today. ![]()
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