Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch (; ; 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 the bohemian life, under the largely negative influence of the nihilist Hans Jæger, who did, however, urge him to paint his own emotional and psychological state (‘soul painting’). From
The Kiss (Munch painting) to the similarity of the room in "The Kiss" to Munch's own, as represented in "Night in Saint-Cloud", art critic Ulrich Bischoff considers the painting to have an autobiographical element. "The Kiss" was exhibited in 1903 at Munch's show "Love's Awakening", paired with a copy of his "Madonna". The painting is now part of the collection of the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway; the museum is dedicated to Munch and his works. Another prominent painting in western art history that is commonly referred to as "The Kiss" was painted by Gustav Klimt in 1907. The Kiss (Munch painting) The Kiss