Edvard Munch such as the appearance of Munch's "The Scream" in a 2006 M&M's advertising campaign. The U.S. copyright representative for the Munch Museum and the Estate of Edvard Munch is the Artists Rights Society. Munch's art was highly personalized and he did little teaching. His "private" symbolism was far more personal than that of other Symbolist painters such as Gustave Moreau and James Ensor. Munch was still highly influential, particularly with the German Expressionists, who followed his philosophy, "I do not believe in the art which is not the compulsive result of Man's urge to open his heart." Many of his
Puberty (Munch painting) Puberty (Munch painting) Puberty () is an 1894-95 painting created by Edvard Munch. Munch is an artist native to Norway and is widely known for his role in expressionistic art. "Puberty" has also been done as a lithograph and an etching by Munch. In the late 1880s and into the mid-1890s, Munch, in his mid-twenties, had begun to create his series of "Puberty" pieces. At this time Munch had already established himself as a notable artist in Berlin. During this period of his life Munch often found residence in Berlin, where his newfound fame and circle of friends were. His