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Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863 in Norway.
Munch’s most famous painting is “The Scream” painted in 1893.
Three interesting facts about Munch:
1. His father was a priest.
2. He was heavily influenced by artists Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
3. Munch referred to his paintings as his “children” and had a hard time giving them up.
Munch died on January 23, 1944 in Oslo, Norway.
Quote: “For as long as I have remembered I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art.”