Words of Wisdom — December 12, 2013

Edvard Munch: What I Paint

"No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love."- Edvard Munch (born on this date in 1863)

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“No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.”
– Edvard Munch (born on this date in 1863)

a woman with red hair and yellow glasses.

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a painting of a boat floating on a body of water.

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a statue of a human head next to a statue of a human body.

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two halves of a human brain with different colors.

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