Anxiety
Artist: Edvard Munch
Year Composed: 1894
Artistic Movement: Expressionism
Nationality: Norway
Floor Found in Château: Third Garden
Year Composed: 1894
Artistic Movement: Expressionism
Nationality: Norway
Floor Found in Château: Third Garden
About the Artwork
Comparable to its sister painting, The Scream (1893), Edvard Munch's Anxiety showcases the same terror, shock, and sorrow within his expressive figures. The blood-red sunset can be seen in the background, similar to Munch's iconic masterpiece, which heightens the heartbreak and emotion of this particular scene. In the extreme foreground, the woman can be seen with her hands up to her mouth, as if in a state of catatonic shock and unable to render and words, an emotion vividly felt through those battling with anxiety.
About the Artist
Born in the Kingdom of Norway, Edvard Munch was an Expressionist artist who dealt with an illness, grief, and the constant worry and anxiety of inheriting a family mental disorder, all at a young age. These feelings and emotions led to Munch's unique, psychological style of art known as "soul painting". His most famous painting (and one of the most famous works of art in the world), The Scream (1893) was conceived after Munch hearing the disembodied screams of nature after a walk when the sky turned blood red.
About the Movement
Anxiety was composed in the Expressionist Age of art. Born in Germany during the start of the 20th Century (or the start of the 1900s), Expressionism was a modern movement of art that sought to provoke ideas, thoughts, and emotions within their art. Developed as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) against the morals of the First World War, Expressionist artists were more abstract in their compositions, leaning more on the expression of emotions and thoughts rather than the realism of figures and objects. Some of the most famous Expressionist artists included Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Location of Original Work of Art: Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway
Comparable to its sister painting, The Scream (1893), Edvard Munch's Anxiety showcases the same terror, shock, and sorrow within his expressive figures. The blood-red sunset can be seen in the background, similar to Munch's iconic masterpiece, which heightens the heartbreak and emotion of this particular scene. In the extreme foreground, the woman can be seen with her hands up to her mouth, as if in a state of catatonic shock and unable to render and words, an emotion vividly felt through those battling with anxiety.
About the Artist
Born in the Kingdom of Norway, Edvard Munch was an Expressionist artist who dealt with an illness, grief, and the constant worry and anxiety of inheriting a family mental disorder, all at a young age. These feelings and emotions led to Munch's unique, psychological style of art known as "soul painting". His most famous painting (and one of the most famous works of art in the world), The Scream (1893) was conceived after Munch hearing the disembodied screams of nature after a walk when the sky turned blood red.
About the Movement
Anxiety was composed in the Expressionist Age of art. Born in Germany during the start of the 20th Century (or the start of the 1900s), Expressionism was a modern movement of art that sought to provoke ideas, thoughts, and emotions within their art. Developed as an avant-garde (or a style that pushes the mainstream boundaries and goes against the social norm) against the morals of the First World War, Expressionist artists were more abstract in their compositions, leaning more on the expression of emotions and thoughts rather than the realism of figures and objects. Some of the most famous Expressionist artists included Edvard Munch, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky.
Location of Original Work of Art: Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway