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THE SCREAM

The Scream of Nature was painted by Norwegian expressionist artist Edvard Munch. In
fact, he created four different versions of this painting between 1893 and 1920. In one
of his diaries, the artist described the inspiration for the agonizing image of his work,
which later he turned into a poem.

"I was walking along a path with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky
turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was
blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – my friends walked
on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an infinite scream passing
through nature". Source: Wikipedia.

Art critics agree that Munch was not interested in reproducing pieces of reality in his
paintings. Instead, he wanted to portray situations filled
with emotional and expressive content. That's why in The Scream the artist carefully
combined all the details to create a tense atmosphere and depict a state of mind rather
than an external reality.
Exercise: Read the text and decide if these sentences are true or false. (Exercise
published on our blog > www.lcblearning.wordpress.com).

1) Edvard Munch was born in the Netherlands _______.

2) The artist got the inspiration from a poem to paint The Scream _______.

3) The situation described in one of the painter’s diaries took place at sunrise _______.

4) Edvard Munch didn’t want to show scenes from real life in his works of art _______.

5) In The Scream, the artist was interested in portraying inner thoughts and feelings
_______.

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Exercise: Read the text and decide if these sentences are true or false. (Exercise
published on our blog > www.lcblearning.wordpress.com).

1) Edvard Munch was born in the Netherlands. FALSE > "Norwegian expressionist
artist Edvard Munch".

2) The artist got the inspiration from a poem to paint “The Scream”. FALSE > " […] the
artist described the inspiration for the agonizing image of his work, which later he
turned into a poem".

3) The situation described in one of the painter’s diaries took place at sunrise. FALSE
> "I was walking along a path with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky
turned blood red".

4) Edvard Munch didn’t want to show scenes from real life in his works of art. TRUE >
"Art critics agree that Munch was not interested in reproducing pieces of reality in his
painting".

5) In “The Scream”, the artist was interested in portraying inner thoughts and feelings.
TRUE > "He wanted to portray situations filled with emotional and expressive content.
That's why in The Scream the artist carefully combined all the details to create a tense
atmosphere and depict a state of mind rather than an external reality".

www.liceobritanico.com
info@liceobritanico.com
0800-44-INGLES (464537)