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	{{Template}}'''''Scream''''' ('''''Skrik''''', 1893) is a seminal series of [[expressionism|expressionist]] [[painting]]s by [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[artist]] [[Edvard Munch]]. It is said by some to symbolize the [[human species]] overwhelmed by an attack of [[existentialism|existential]] [[angst]]. The landscape in the background is [[Oslofjord]], viewed from the hill of [[Ekeberg, Norway|Ekeberg]]. The Norwegian word ''skrik'' is usually translated as "scream", but is [[cognate]] with the English ''[[shriek]]''. Occasionally, the painting has been called ''The Cry''.		{{Template}}'''''Scream''''' ('''''Skrik''''', 1893) is a seminal series of [[expressionism|expressionist]] [[painting]]s by [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[artist]] [[Edvard Munch]]. It is said by some to symbolize the [[human species]] overwhelmed by an attack of [[existentialism|existential]] [[angst]]. The landscape in the background is [[Oslofjord]], viewed from the hill of [[Ekeberg, Norway|Ekeberg]]. The Norwegian word ''skrik'' is usually translated as "scream", but is [[cognate]] with the English ''[[shriek]]''. Occasionally, the painting has been called ''The Cry''.
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		+	In the painting Munch explored the themes of [[life]], [[love]], [[fear]], [[death]], and [[melancholy]].
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		+	As with many of his works, he painted several versions of it. In a note in his diary, Munch described his inspiration for the image. “I was walking along a path with two friends — the sun was setting — suddenly the sky turned blood red. I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence — there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety. I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.” –Edward Munch. Similar paintings include ''Despair'' and ''Anxiety''
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Scream (Skrik, 1893) is a seminal series of expressionist paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. It is said by some to symbolize the human species overwhelmed by an attack of existential angst. The landscape in the background is Oslofjord, viewed from the hill of Ekeberg. The Norwegian word skrik is usually translated as "scream", but is cognate with the English shriek. Occasionally, the painting has been called The Cry.

In the painting Munch explored the themes of life, love, fear, death, and melancholy.

As with many of his works, he painted several versions of it. In a note in his diary, Munch described his inspiration for the image. “I was walking along a path with two friends — the sun was setting — suddenly the sky turned blood red. I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence — there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety. I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.” –Edward Munch. Similar paintings include Despair and Anxiety