From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. Edvard Munch bodyeternityflower Change image and share on social
Death is pitch-dark, but colors are light. To be a painter, one must work with rays of light. Edvard Munch colordarkdeath Change image and share on social
For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art. Edvard Munch anxietyartdeep Change image and share on social
I should have considered it wrong to have finished the Frieze before the room for its accommodation and the funds for its completion were available. Edvard Munch accommodationcompletionconsider Change image and share on social
When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness. Edvard Munch enemyfindgood Change image and share on social
No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love. Edvard Munch breathefeelinterior Change image and share on social
I build a kind of wall between myself and t he model so that I can paint in peace behind it. Otherwise, she might say something that confuses and distracts me. Edvard Munch buildconfusedistract Change image and share on social
The colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas. Edvard Munch applycanvascolor Change image and share on social
In common with Michelangelo and Rembrandt I am more interested in the line, its rise and fall, than in color. Edvard Munch colorcommonfall Change image and share on social
This kind of painting with its large frames is a bourgeois drawing-room art. It is an art dealer's art-and that came in after the civil wars following the French Revolution. Edvard Munch artbourgeoiscivil Change image and share on social