Untitled

Untitled

Edvard Munch

1906

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see a man’s face in sharp black lines on white paper—his eyes wide, mouth slightly open, like he’s about to speak. Munch made this print years after his famous *The Scream*, but the same restless energy is here. The drypoint technique lets the metal plate hold ink in tiny grooves, so the lines look raw, almost scratched. This portrait feels quick, like a thought caught mid-air. If you like how Munch turns feelings into simple marks, try looking up impasto—a way painters layer thick paint to make brushstrokes jump off the canvas.

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