I was walking along the road with two friends – the sun was setting – suddenly the sky turned blood red – I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence – there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city – my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety – and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.
— Edvard Munch Modern

The Scream

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The extensive diary entry detailing the experience that inspired 'The Scream'.

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January 22, 1892 (diary entry)

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Strange & Unusual

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