Restaurant Scene
1892
Long before he gave us the face of modern anxiety in The Scream, Edvard Munch was sketching the bohemian nightlife of Berlin in 1892. This scene feels like a fleeting glimpse into a café, rendered with frantic, diagonal strokes that make the whole room vibrate with nervous energy. Instead of crisp details, Munch uses a hazy, Symbolist approach to capture the mood of figures huddled over drinks, creating a raw, immediate atmosphere that feels like a visual diary entry.
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