The Scream is an expressionist painting painted by Edvund Munch. The Painting was of a man that was agonized against a blood colored sky of Oslofjord in Oslo, Norway.
Munch did many version of the painting. There was two painted versions, pastel, and lithograph. The Scream has been the center of many art thefts. It was once stolen in 1994 from the National Gallery. It was recovered a little bit later. It was also stolen from the Munch Museum in 2004 but was recovered in 2006. after restoration it was put back on display in 2008.
The original title was german and was Der Schrei der Natur, which means The Scream of Nature. The painting was once was once called The Cry. Munch was inspired by a experience he had when he was with friends crossing the bridge. They were crossing the bridge at sunset and when the sky went red when it set he stopped on the bridge and his friends walked on and he felt like he wanted to scream. He thus came up with his inspiration.
Today it is group into popular culture. This photo is used often in movies, shows, or they would put in someone in the place of The Scream.
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