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Look at those frantic, scratchy lines—Edvard Munch wasn't trying to win a realism contest here, he was capturing a vibe. You can spot a figure in a heavy coat on the left, seemingly dwarfed by a dark, looming shape in the center that looks like a gnarled tree trunk. This is classic Munch in his sketchbook mode: raw, emotional, and unfinished on purpose. He believed that a quick, messy sketch could sometimes hold more truth than a polished painting, giving us a direct line into his turbulent, brilliant mind.
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