Edvard Munch

Visual Arts Norwegian 1863 – 1944 101 quotes

A Norwegian painter whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes was a major influence on Expressionism, most famously 'The Scream'.

Quotes by Edvard Munch

The soul's drama is painted on the canvas of the body.

Interview 1897

I have felt the anxiety of the void.

Diary 1893

Art comes from the heart, not the hand.

Speech 1925

The world is a canvas for the soul's expression.

Essay 1902

Sorrow and joy are intertwined in life.

Letter 1918

I paint the invisible.

Interview 1891

Eternity is in the moment.

Diary 1908

The artist's life is a perpetual sacrifice.

Memoir 1935

Light and shadow are the language of the soul.

Letter 1899

I seek the truth in the depths of emotion.

Speech 1922

Love is the bridge between souls.

Diary 1903

The canvas is my confessional.

Interview 1887

Time heals, but art immortalizes.

Late notes 1940

The human face is the landscape of the soul.

Essay 1892

In silence, I find my greatest inspiration.

Letter 1916

Pain is the muse of creation.

Diary 1901

The future belongs to those who feel.

Speech 1932

My work is a cry of despair.

Interview 1893

Life's mysteries are unveiled in art.

Memoir 1926

I am the master of my fate through my brush.

Diary 1911