Edvard Munch, born in 1863, is a Norwegian painter and graphic artist.

He was a student of Oslo and under Bonnat in Paris and traveled to Europe. In the 1890s, he abandoned the impressioniam to potray from his profound sense of isolation the themes of death, fear and anxiety. He developed an exciting, violent and emotionally charged style that is recognized as being of primary importance in the birth of German expressionisn after hearing " the scream of nature." During this period, Munch made powerful and shocking woodcuts, developing a new technique of direct and forceful cutting that served to revive creative activity in this medium. His Well-known works are "The Scream"<1893> , " Vampire " <1894> and "The Kiss" <1895>.