The Scream is a pastel work on board painted in 1895 in Oslo, Norway. Measuring 73.5 cm by 91 cm, it is part of Edvard Munch's series known as "The Frieze of Life" depicting charged moments related to life, mysticism, love, and death. Munch himself wrote that the painting represented his soul and was meant to depict a moment of existential crisis as he walked along a road at sunset. The ghoulish figure and sickly colors convey a feeling of despair and unnerving emotions.

1. The Scream
THE SCREAM ISN'T A PAINTING, IT IS PASTEL WORKED
ON BOARD.
IT’S WIDTH IS : 73.5 CM AND IT’S HEIGHT : 91 CM
AND IT WAS PAINTED IN 1895 AT OSLO
THE SCREAM IS PART OF A SERIES KNOWN AS “THE
FRIEZE OF LIFE,” WHICH DEPICTS HIGHLY CHARGED,
AFFECTIVE MOMENTS RELATED TO THEMES OF LIFE,
MYSTICISM, LOVE, AND DEATH.

2. THE HIDDEN MESSAGE OF “THE SCREAM”
 “Kan kun være malet af en gal Mand!” (“Can only have been painted
by a madman!”) appears on Norwegian artist Edward Munch's most
famous painting.
Infrared images at Norway's National Museum in Oslo recently confirmed
that Munch himself wrote this note.

3. The most interesting feature of The Scream
 According to Munch himself, The Scream was a
picture he painted to represent his soul.
Munch explained that he painted a moment of
existential crisis. He was walking down a road
similar to the one in the painting, while the sun
was setting, creating a beautiful, vibrant
background

4. The Colors and the mood of The
Scream
 The ghoulish figure was painted with sickly colors: dull yellows,
blues, and purples. Dark and light accents painted over the top
hint at the "screaming" expression of the figure. No attention was
given by Munch to paint this figure with any sense of realism
 The Scream conveys the feeling of despair along with a range of
other powerful and unnerving emotions that an onlooker is forced
to observe. With the intentional use of strong lines both straight
and curved Munch's brush strokes move the audiences' eyes
directly toward the distressed figure.

5. Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch was born in 12 December 1863 at Adalsbruk in Norway and he
died in 23 January 1944 (aged 80) at Oslo, Norway
He is known as painter and graphic artist and has many notable works. Three
of them are :
1. The Scream
2. Madonna
3. The sick child