The first was in 1994 when the National Gallery of Oslo had their version stolen during a break-in (the artwork was found three months later and promptly returned). Munch described the emotion that overcame him in that moment in the concluding line of a poem, “I sensed a great scream passing through nature.” The figure in the painting isn’t actually screaming, but instead they’re attempting to block out the scream of nature that surrounds them.īoth painted versions of The Scream have fallen victim to art theft. The artwork itself is autobiographical – a representation of a sensation Munch once felt in Ekeberg, Norway whilst on a walk that occurred when his two friends (seen behind him) had departed. Munch created various versions of the piece, including two paintings, two pastels and nearly 50 lithographic prints. The universal symbol of anxiety, Munch’s The Scream encapsulates the feeling of dread – an emotion many of us can relate to in these troubling and unsettling times.
Describing her relationship to Munch, Emin has said: “I think mainly I just felt emotionally that “he’s one of me”, “I’m one of him”, and that he was my friend in art.” Nevertheless, Munch’s reoccurring subject matters of trauma and pain have resonated with many artists including Tracey Emin. He believed they impeded a man’s creative power, going as far as to write: “I have lived in a time of transition towards women’s emancipation… the man the weaker. In spite of his close connections with women, he often held questionable views about their roles. He also had entanglements with a number of women, although most were brief flings and never amounted to serious relationships or marriage. They were a strong influence in his upbringing, having been surrounded by his three sisters and his stepmother (who was an artist herself). He had a complicated relationship with women. The figure’s claustrophobic isolation, deep in thought and despair, is a powerful example of the emotion Munch could instil his paintings. Despite its title, the woman’s weeping tears are not visible, but rather implied by the figure’s dejected stance. Weeping Woman features a naked female figure standing beside a bed, head forlorn and face reddened. Surely there are better ways to get over a break up? All of these works are tied together with the same motif: a nude female figure standing beside the corpse of a man lying in bed.
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Munch became obsessed with this break up and constantly revisited the event through a series of works, including Murder, The Murderess, and The Death of Marat. The pair’s last-ever meeting involved an explosive argument which ended with a gun being accidentally fired, permanently damaging Munch’s middle finger. This definitely touched a nerve for Munch and to a degree mirrored his own troubled relationships – the most tumultuous being a four-year relationship with Tulla Larsen which ended with a bang (quite literally) in 1902. The image of a naked man in the bath – murdered by a woman – is potent, both in a historical and political sense, but also opens up an intimate sexual dynamic. This painting is Munch’s take on Jacques-Louis David’s original painting, depicting the murder of French Revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat by the French radical, Charlotte Corday.
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