Edvard Munch Painter Art Souvenir Sheet of 4 Stamps Mint NH

Burundi Edvard Munch Painter Art Souvenir Sheet of 4 Stamps Mint NH Edvard Munch (/mʊŋk/ MUUNK,[1] Norwegian: [ˈɛdvɑʈ ˈmʊŋk] (About this soundlisten); 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter, whose best known work, The Scream, has become one of the most iconic images of world art.His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dread of inheriting a mental condition that ran in the family. Studying at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today’s Oslo), Munch began to live a bohemian life under the influence of nihilist Hans Jæger, who urged him to paint his own emotional and psychological state ('soul painting'). From this would presently emerge his distinctive style.Travel brought new influences and new outlets. In Paris, he learned much from Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, especially their use of colour. In Berlin, he met Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, whom he painted, as he embarked on his major cano