The Scream, in Norwegian Skrik, is a name given to a collection of 4 paintings painted by Edvard Munch, the most famous version is in the National Gallery of Norway, two more versions are exhibited in the Munch Museum, in Oslo, and the remaining version is in a particular collection.
In recent years, The Scream has been the victim of robberies of great media impact. The first in 1994 when the main work of this collection was stolen from the National Gallery and was recovered by the police 3 months later. Then, in 2004 one of the versions exposed in the Munch Museum was stolen, which was recovered two years later in good condition.
All versions of this painting represent an anthropomorphic androgynous figure located in the foreground, with a face that shows quite an anguish, a representation of modern man and his tribulations and existential disasters. The landscape that is appreciated in the background is Oslo seen from Ekeberg, on a hill, this painting represents a milestone in the expressionist movement being considered a cultural icon, one of the most important paintings of humanity.
This painting contains a lot of warm colors in the background, specifically in the sky, and a rather dim, almost dark illumination, and in the foreground we find the main figure next to some fences that start from the left side and are they lose on the right side diagonally giving a sense of depth, in the background, almost leaving the scene we find two anthropomorphic figures with hats that cannot be distinguished very well, in general, the painting has an abrupt and swirling appearance that despite contain warm colors, cause a feeling of cold and old age.
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