1848 – 1907
Industrial Revolution II

Symbolism: Munch's The Storm


Edvard Munch, The Storm, 1893, oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 51 1/2" (91.8 x 130.8 cm), (MoMA)

Speakers: Dr. Juliana Kreinik, Dr. Amy Hamlin

 

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Fidel Trower-Kelly wrote on Monday, September 28, 2009

The light in the house. What does signify? Does it show some sign of hope or does it hide from you what is just around the bent, and is this something to fear?

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Symbolism<br>Munch: The Storm
Aasgaardstrand, Norway
1893

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