The Sick Child — Edvard Munch, 1885–86

Det syke barn · 1885–86 · National Museum of Norway

His sister Sophie, dead at fifteen. Scraped back and repainted again and again until the surface reads as a wound.

Edvard Munch · 1863–1944 · Expressionism

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Other works in the Munch Room

• The Scream — The Scream · 1893 · National Museum of Norway
• Starry Night — Starry Night · 1893 · Getty Center
• The Dance of Life — The Dance of Life · 1899–1900 · National Museum of Norway
• Evening on Karl Johan Street — Aften på Karl Johan · 1892 · KODE Bergen
• Anxiety — Angst · 1894 · Munch Museum
• Ashes — Aske · 1894–95 · National Museum of Norway
• Madonna — Madonna · 1894–95 · National Museum of Norway
• Puberty — Pubertet · 1894–95 · National Museum of Norway
• Vampire — Vampyr · 1895 · Munch Museum