Why Edvard Munch Painted Fear, Grief and Madness

In 1892, Edvard Munch's exhibition in Berlin was shut down after one week. Critics called his work unfinished, ugly — even mentally diseased. They were wrong about the disease. But not entirely wrong about the mind behind the paintings. This video explores how early loss, chronic illness, and psychological fragility shaped one of the most emotionally honest bodies of work in art history — long before psychiatry had language for what Munch was painting. MUSIC ────────────────────────── Edvard Grieg — Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: IV. Notturno Performed by Edward Rosser Source: Musopen.org | License: Public Domain Edvard Munch | The Scream | Norwegian art | Expressionism | psychology of art | art history | trauma and creativity | The Sick Child | Vampire Munch | art essay | Edvard Grieg