Private Collection 11.5" x 12" Attrib. with certificate Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter, whose best known work, The Scream, has become one of the most iconic images of world art. Attributed to Edvard Munch. 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 nihilist jaeger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'). From this would presently emerge his distinctive style.Munch's art was highly personalized and he did little teaching. His "private" symbolism was far more personal than that of other Symbolist painters such as Gustave Moreau and James Ensor. Munch was still highly influential, particularly with the German Expressionists, who followed his philosophy, "I do not believe in the art which is not the compulsive result of Man's urge to open his heart." Many of his paintings, including The Scream, have universal appeal in addition to their highly personal meaning. (Conditions Good )

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