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
Puberty (Munch painting) the path towards adulthood. "Puberty" was a spark towards the progress of his personal emotional journey in how he portrayed his feelings in his artwork. 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