Street Workers in Snow
1931-33
Even the master of anxiety, Edvard Munch, took a break from his famous screaming faces to observe everyday labor in his later years. Painted around 1931, this loose, energetic composition shows three figures hunched over against the cold, likely clearing snow from the streets. The paint is applied so freely it looks like a sketch, with drips running down the surface, giving the scene a raw, urgent energy. While Munch is a key figure in Symbolism, this piece shows him pushing toward abstraction, capturing the essence of the workers rather than their details.
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