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EL GRITO MUNCH

1. THE
SCREAM
MUNCH
PABLO REDONDO CABELLO

2. •Title:The Scream.
•Author: Edvard Munch ( ).
•Chronology: 1893.
•Style: Expressionist.
•Technique: Oil on canvas.
•Theme: Allegorical.
•Location: Oslo National Gallery.
•Dimensions: 91 cm x 74 cm.

3. TheScreamisthetitleof
severalpaintingsbythe
NorwegianEdvardMunch.
Themostfamousversion
isintheNationalGalleryin
Oslobuttherearetwo
otherversionsofthe
paintingthatareinthe
MunchMuseum,alsoin
Oslo,andthefourth
versionbelongstoa
privatecollection.

4. ThethemerepresentedinElGritoisstrange,itisa
figurethatiscrossingabridge,where,aswecansee
inthebackground,therearealsoothercharactersin
anattitudeofwalking.Butthisfigurehasseen
somethingthatfrightenshim,thatmakeshimraise
hishandstohisheadandopenhismouthtoexpress
hisanger,pain,inabilityorwhatever,hencethetitle
ofthepainting.Thestageisabridgefromwhichyou
canseeaviewofthecityofOslothatwouldappear
inthebackgroundoftheworkcompletelyblurred.

5. Characteristics of the painting "The Scream
•Image distortion
•Intense colors that contrast with other duller
ones
•Wavy and straight lines (Search for contrast)
•Expression of the author's personal fear (in the
face of an increasingly complex and diffuse
society)
•Three vertical lines divide the work
•A diagonal crosses the box from the far left
•Horizontal line dividing the box

6. Edward Münch
•Expressive and creative use of
line and color
•Strong expressiveness of the
faces and the attitude of the
figures
•Forerunner of expressionism
•Illness, death and pain are
frequent motifs in his work (due
to his unhappy childhood)

7. EXPRESSIONISM

8. It was a cultural movement that emerged in Germany at the beginning
of the 20th century.
It was reflected in literature, music, cinema, theater, etc.
CharacteristicsofExpressionism
•Distorttheshapes
•Strongandpurecolors
•Randomcombinations
•Expressiveness
•Disfiguredandsadfaces
•Representationoflandscapes
•Implicitsearchfornovelty,originalityandvisionism
•Useofnewmaterials

9. The LoversofVence by
Marc Chagall.

10. The Dream, by
Franz Marc.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY
https://www.todocuadros.es/pintores-famosos/munch/
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch
•https://historia-arte.com/obras/el-grito
•https://historia-arte.com/artistas/edvard-munch
•https://www.arkiplus.com/pintores-destacados-del-expresionismo/

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