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cessory?Munchwrotethathewouldstrivetocapturehissubjectsattheirholi-
est moment. His alternative name for this work: Woman Making Love . What's
more holy than a woman at the moment of conception?
Munch The Scream (1893): Munch's most famous work shows a
man screaming, capturing the fright many feel as the human “race” does just
that. The figure seems isolated from the people on the bridge—locked up in
himself, unable to stifle his scream. Munch made four versions of this scene,
which has become the textbook example of Expressionism. On one, he graffit-
ied: “This painting is the work of a madman.” He explained that the painting
“showstoday'ssociety,reverberatingwithinme...makingmewanttoscream.”
He's sharing his internal angst. In fact, this Expressionist masterpiece is a
breakthrough painting; it's angst personified.
Munch Dance of Life (1899-1900): In this scene of five dancing
couples, we glimpse Munch's notion of femininity. To him, women were a
complex mix of Madonna and whore. We see Munch's take on the cycle of
women's lives: She's a virgin (discarding the sweet flower of youth), a whore
(a jaded temptress in red), and a widow (having destroyed the man, she is fi-
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