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
One can easily tell that the creator of the paintings in the Sistine Chapel was above all a sculptor. Edvard Munch chapelcreatoreasily Change image and share on social
To die is as if one's eyes had been put out and one cannot see anything any more. Perhaps it is like being shut in a cellar. One is abandoned by all. They have slammed the door and are gone. One does not see anything and notices only the damp smell of putrefaction. Edvard Munch abandoncellardamp 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
It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it. Edvard Munch architecturalframefrieze Change image and share on social
I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. Edvard Munch fearheavenhell 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