"(b.
Dec. 12, 1863, Löten, Nor.--d. Jan. 23,
1944, Ekely, near Oslo)
Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intense,
evocative treatment of psychological and emotional
themes was a major influence on the development
of German Expressionism in the early 20th century.
His painting The Cry (1893) is regarded as
an icon of existential anguish."
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