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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December 12, 2013

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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)

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