Returning Workers
1914
Edvard Munch transforms a mundane scene of laborers heading home into a haunting, almost supernatural procession. The figures march forward with ghostly green faces and hollow eyes, looking less like tired workers and more like a zombie horde rising from the street. Painted in his signature expressive style, the sea of blue coats and hats blurs the individuals into a single, anxious mass. It’s a stark contrast to the heroic worker portraits of the era, capturing instead the psychological weight and anonymity of modern life.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
Location: Munch Museum
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