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Final secret of Edvard Munch s The Scream revealed

Final secret of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ revealed A barely legible phrase scribbled on a modern masterpiece gives new insight into the private thoughts of one of the world’s great painters. Researchers in Norway used infrared photography to analyse the mysterious words scrawled on Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’.   Annar Bjorgli/The National Museum Nina Siegal Save Share Edvard Munch’s The Scream, from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years art historians have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of its frame, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman”.

Art mystery solved: who wrote on Edvard Munch s The Scream?

Art mystery solved: who wrote on Edvard Munch’s The Scream? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Nina Siegal Save Normal text size Edvard Munch’s The Scream, from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years art historians have mostly ignored a tiny inscription in pencil at the upper-left corner of its frame, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman.” Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a disgruntled viewer might have vandalised the work; others imagined it was the artist himself. But if so, why?

Art Mystery Solved: Who Wrote on Edvard Munch s The Scream ?

Art Mystery Solved: Who Wrote on Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’? The authorship of the tiny inscription, “Could only have been painted by a madman,” was disputed. Curators in Oslo say the artist definitely wrote it himself. (But why?) Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.”Credit.National Museum of Norway By Nina Siegal Feb. 21, 2021 Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years art historians have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of its frame, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman.” Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a disgruntled viewer might have vandalized the work while it was in a gallery; others imagined it was the artist himself who had jotted the enigmatic sentence. But then why?

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