Set Design for Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts
1906
Edvard Munch wasn't just the guy who painted 'The Scream'; he was also a massive theater fan, especially of his fellow Norwegian Henrik Ibsen. This moody, swirling sketch is a set design for Ibsen’s play 'Ghosts,' created for a 1906 production in Berlin. Instead of a realistic living room, Munch gives us a dark, psychological landscape of heavy browns and blacks, with a lone splash of red that feels like a beating heart in a suffocating space. It perfectly captures the play's themes of hidden secrets and family drama, proving Munch's angst went way beyond screaming faces!
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