If you visited Google today, you saw a miniature version of Edward Munch's painting, The Scream, because Munch was born on December 12, 1863. He was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intense, evocative treatment of psychological and emotional themes was a major influence on the development of German expressionism in the early 20th century. His painting The Cry or The Scream (1893) is regarded as an icon of existential anguish.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Google Remembers Munch's Birthday
If you visited Google today, you saw a miniature version of Edward Munch's painting, The Scream, because Munch was born on December 12, 1863. He was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intense, evocative treatment of psychological and emotional themes was a major influence on the development of German expressionism in the early 20th century. His painting The Cry or The Scream (1893) is regarded as an icon of existential anguish.
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