Mother and Daughter
1897 - 1899
Edvard Munch serves up a striking visual metaphor for the cycle of life, placing a stiff, ghostly young woman in pristine white right next to a heavy, shadowed older figure draped in mourning black. The vibrant, swirling green landscape and pale moon behind them feel almost alive, pulsing with the same emotional intensity found in his famous 'The Scream.' It’s a haunting look at youth standing bright and rigid against the encroaching darkness of age, likely reflecting the artist's own family tragedies with illness and death.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Canvas
Location: Munch Museum, Oslo
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