122. The Scream. Edvard Munch. 1893 CE Tempera and Pastels on cardboard.

• Form and Content
  • The figure walks along a wharf; boats are at sea in the distance
  • Long, thick brushstrokes swirl around the composition
  • The figure cries out in a horrifying scream; the landscape echoes his emotions
  • Discordant colors symbolize anguish
  • Emaciated, twisting stick figure with skull-like head
• Function
  • Painted as part of a series called the Frieze of Life; a semi autobiographical succession of paintings
• Context
  • Said to have been inspired by an exhibit of a Peruvian mummy in Paris
  • The work prefigures Expressionist art
  • The work is influenced by Art Nouveau swirling patterns