Death and Crystallization
1909
charcoal
From the collection of Munch Museum
1909
charcoal
From the collection of Munch Museum
This painting is a mix of colors and lines. It shows a skeleton on the left and a person on the right. The skeleton is blue and has its arms up. The person is also blue and has its arms down. There are many lines and shapes around them. The background is light brown. The painting is done in tempera, which is a type of paint. It's not very colorful, but it has a lot of feeling. The artist, Edvard Munch, made it in 1909. He was a Norwegian painter who liked to paint about death and sadness. If you like this painting, you might want to look at more of Edvard Munch's work.
