Norwegian Museum Solves the Mystery of a Famous Modern Painting
2021-03-01
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1Norway's National Museum says a sentence written on Edvard Munch's 1893 painting "The Scream" was put there by the Norwegian painter himself.
2The famous painting shows a figure holding its head in its hands with its mouth wide open.
3The art work has become an internationally recognized symbol for the expression of human fear and concern.
4The sentence written on the painting says, "can only have been painted by a madman."
5It was written with a pencil in the top left-hand area of the painting.
6The painting is being prepared to be shown at the new National Museum of Norway, which will open in Oslo, the Norwegian capital, in 2022.
7The painting has been the subject of a lot of careful research.
8In a recent statement, Mai Britt Guleng, head of the National Museum, said, "The writing is without a doubt Munch's own."
9Guleng added the writing was compared to the painter's writing in letters.
10"The handwriting itself, as well as events that happened in 1895, when Munch showed the painting in Norway for the first time, all point in the same direction," Guleng explained.
11The writing was added after Munch had completed the painting.
12But for years it has been a mystery, the museum said in a statement.
13Guleng said the writing was likely done "in 1895, when Munch exhibited the painting for the first time."
14Exhibit means to make something, such as a painting or photograph, available for people to see.
15At the time of its first showing, the painting caused many people to wonder about Munch's mental state.
16During a discussion night when the artist was present, a young medical student questioned Munch's mental health and claimed his work proved he was not sound.
17"It is likely that Munch added the inscription in 1895, or shortly after, in response to the judgment on his work," the statement read.
18Munch was hurt by the accusations.
19He wrote about them many times in his letters.
20Both Munch's father and sister suffered from mental issues.
21Munch was put into a hospital after a nervous breakdown in 1908.
22A nervous breakdown is an inability to live normally in daily life because of extremely strong feelings of worry or tension.
23The National Gallery was temporarily closed in 2019 to secure a safe moving process to the new National Museum.
24The museum will show 400,000 objects, from ancient times to the present day.
25It will have paintings, statues, drawings and many other art objects.
26I'm John Russell.
1Norway's National Museum says a sentence written on Edvard Munch's 1893 painting "The Scream" was put there by the Norwegian painter himself. 2The famous painting shows a figure holding its head in its hands with its mouth wide open. The art work has become an internationally recognized symbol for the expression of human fear and concern. 3The sentence written on the painting says, "can only have been painted by a madman." It was written with a pencil in the top left-hand area of the painting. 4The painting is being prepared to be shown at the new National Museum of Norway, which will open in Oslo, the Norwegian capital, in 2022. The painting has been the subject of a lot of careful research. 5In a recent statement, Mai Britt Guleng, head of the National Museum, said, "The writing is without a doubt Munch's own." Guleng added the writing was compared to the painter's writing in letters. "The handwriting itself, as well as events that happened in 1895, when Munch showed the painting in Norway for the first time, all point in the same direction," Guleng explained. 6The writing was added after Munch had completed the painting. But for years it has been a mystery, the museum said in a statement. 7Guleng said the writing was likely done "in 1895, when Munch exhibited the painting for the first time." Exhibit means to make something, such as a painting or photograph, available for people to see. 8At the time of its first showing, the painting caused many people to wonder about Munch's mental state. During a discussion night when the artist was present, a young medical student questioned Munch's mental health and claimed his work proved he was not sound. 9"It is likely that Munch added the inscription in 1895, or shortly after, in response to the judgment on his work," the statement read. 10Munch was hurt by the accusations. He wrote about them many times in his letters. Both Munch's father and sister suffered from mental issues. 11Munch was put into a hospital after a nervous breakdown in 1908. A nervous breakdown is an inability to live normally in daily life because of extremely strong feelings of worry or tension. 12The National Gallery was temporarily closed in 2019 to secure a safe moving process to the new National Museum. The museum will show 400,000 objects, from ancient times to the present day. It will have paintings, statues, drawings and many other art objects. 13I'm John Russell. 14John Russell adapted this story from a report by the Associated Press. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 15_____________________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17figure - n. a person or animal that can be seen only as a shape or outline 18madman - n. a man who has severe mental illness : an insane man 19inscription - n. words that are written on or cut into a surface 20response - n. something that is said or written as an answer to someone's comments, opinions or statements