When was the screaming man painted

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There are several screams Munch produced several versions of The Scream. Why is the figure screaming? It has become a universal symbol The motif has constantly been copied, caricatured and commercialized in numerous ways, and is undoubtedly one of the most famous images in the world of art.

Munch may have added the sentence after he was confronted about his mental health by the medical student Johan Scharffenberg during a debate held at the Students Association in Oslo in Munch, in turmoil, could have added the inscription shortly after.

Works by Edvard Munch will be on display in several galleries at the new national museum alongside pieces by other artists, says Guleng. In the Munch room the works will not be mounted in a strict chronological order, as most of them are from the same decade.