Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Edvard Munch Painter

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Norway
  • Born: Dec 12, 1863
  • Died: Jan 23, 1944

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly influenced German Expressionism in the early 20th century. One of his most well-known works is The Scream of 1893.

Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life. death

Sickness, insanity and death were the angels that surrounded my cradle and they have followed me throughout my life. death

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul. nature

For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art. art

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. death

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. men & women

I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell. fear

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other quotes from Robert Browning

22 other quotes from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

53 wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other thoughts from Isadora Duncan

5 other thoughts from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher