"The Scream"

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

 "The Scream" (various media 1893-1910) - Edvard Munch - Painting Location: Oslo, Norway 

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The Scream" - lithograph version from 1895.

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"The Scream" is one of the world's most recognizable works of art. It depicts a man in a private moment of anguished despair and anxiety, while the other people in the painting, perhaps his friends, seem blissfully unaware of the man's situation.

The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944) did several versions of "The Scream," an alter image for himself (more on this later), in oil, pastel,and litohgraph between 1893 and 1910. This my favorite version because the stark contrast of the black-and-white lines mirrors the disconnect between the man's mood and the peaceful surroundings.