Edvard Munch · 1893

The Scream

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Munch's icon of modern anxiety — a figure clutching its head against a fiery sky. One of the most reproduced images in art history.

Up to 12 × 16 in · portrait

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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Materials & quality

›Canvas & inks

Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.

›Floater frame

Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.

›Posters

Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.

›Faithful to the source

Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.

About this painting

The story of The Scream

The Scream is an art composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The Norwegian name of the piece is Skrik ('Scream'), and the German title under which it was first exhibited is Der Schrei der Natur. The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most iconic images in art, seen as representing a profound experience of existential dread related to the human condition. Munch's work, including The Scream, had a formative influence on the Expressionist movement.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About the artist

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frequently asked

The Scream— questions & answers

›What does The Scream represent?

The agonized face clutching its head against a fiery sky has become one of the most iconic images in art, widely seen as expressing a profound experience of existential dread. Munch's work, including The Scream, had a formative influence on the Expressionist movement.

›When did Munch paint The Scream?

Edvard Munch created The Scream in 1893. Its Norwegian title is Skrik ("Scream"), and it was first exhibited under the German title Der Schrei der Natur — The Scream of Nature.

›Where is the original Scream painting?

Munch made several versions. The famous 1893 painted version hangs in the National Museum in Oslo, with other versions held by the Munch Museum in the same city.

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