A person himself believes that all the other portraits are good likenesses except the one of himself. Edvard Munch believegoodlikeness Change image and share on social
The notes I have made are not a diary in the ordinary sense, but partly lengthy records of my spiritual experiences, and partly poems in prose. Edvard Munch diaryexperiencelengthy Change image and share on social
I learned early about the misery and dangers of life, and about the afterlife, about the external punishment which awaited the children of sin in Hell. Edvard Munch afterlifeawaitchild 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
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
When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness. Edvard Munch enemyfindgood Change image and share on social
By painting colors and lines and forms seen in quickened mood I was seeking to make this mood vibrate as a phonograph does. This was the origin of the paintings in The Frieze of Life. Edvard Munch colorformfrieze Change image and share on social
I painted the picture, and in the colors the rhythm of the music quivers. I painted the colors I saw. Edvard Munch colormusicpaint 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
Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life. Edvard Munch angelcradledeath Change image and share on social
