Vampire
1916-1918
Edvard Munch originally titled this swirling, passionate scene 'Love and Pain,' but a poet friend dramatically renamed it 'Vampire,' and the spooky nickname stuck forever. The woman's fiery red hair cascades like a curtain, enveloping the man in a dark, purple embrace that feels both intimately tender and slightly suffocating. Painted decades after his world-famous 'The Scream,' this later version proves Munch remained absolutely obsessed with the consuming, sometimes terrifying power of romantic love throughout his entire career.
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