The Scream

A room of the exhibition, Edvard Munch: Inner Fire.
Edvard Munch's Colorful Journey Through Death, Love, and Sex

On January 23, 1944, Edvard Munch died peacefully in his sleep…

Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, 1533. National Gallery of Art, London.
10 Terrifying Artworks from Art History
Here are ten great and significant artworks to put you in the Halloween spirit.
detail of the scream's mystery inscription in munch's handwriting
Origin of Mysterious Inscription on Munch’s “The Scream” Confirmed
The inscription, scrolled in tiny letters across the painting's top left corner, reads “Can only have been painted by a madman!” The inscriber’s identity has been a source of debate for decades.
Edvard Munch print in black and red on white of a crowd of people
How Edvard Munch Turned to Art for Therapy
It may not come as a surprise that Edvard Munch (1863–1944), the painter of one of the most iconic paintings in the world, The Scream, lead a troubled life.
Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893 painting of a wavy figure with hands raised to face and mouth open screaming in front of a fiery sky
New Breakthrough Could Help Save Munch's “The Scream”

For years an invisible culprit has been eating away at one of the most famous paintings in the world.…

Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait with Skeleton Arm, 1895. (detail)
One minute with Munch
Meet the man behind The Scream: everything you never knew you needed to know about Edvard Munch in sixty seconds.
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ArtCurious: The Disastrous Inspiration behind Munch's "The Scream"
Host Jennifer Dasal explores the history behind Munch's "The Scream" in this episode of A Little Curious
How Edvard Munch's "The Scream" Became an Icon

In this Episode of Masterworks: Rewind, Sotheby's revisits one of the most iconic pieces of art ever to be auctioned - Edvard Munch's The Scream.