The Scream

Edvard Munch

1893 · Oil, tempera, pastel and crayon on cardboard · National Museum of Norway, Oslo

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
Year: 1893
Medium: Oil, tempera, pastel and crayon on cardboard
Original size: 91 × 73.5 cm
Collection: National Museum of Norway, Oslo (the 1893 painted version)
Movement: Expressionism

A figure on a bridge clutches its head and opens its mouth as the sky behind it streams in bands of orange and red over a blue-black fjord; two companions walk on, unaware. Munch made the first painted version in 1893 in Oslo, working on cardboard in a mix of oil, tempera, pastel and crayon. He later recorded the experience behind it: walking at sunset near Ekeberg, he felt the sky turn to blood and heard what he called an endless scream passing through nature. Munch produced four painted and pastel versions and a lithograph; this 1893 painting, in the National Museum of Norway, is the earliest and best known. The figure's hollow face and the swirling landscape made it a founding image of Expressionism.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Orange and red sky over a blue-black fjord is a strong, unsettled image, better in a study, office or hallway than a bedroom. Black frame on a dark or neutral wall at 16×24 or 24×36; it does not want pairing with anything softer.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Expressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1893)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, home office, living room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Scream in the public domain?

Yes. Edvard Munch (1863–1944) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Museum of Norway.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Scream painted, and in what medium?

The Scream dates from 1893 and was made in oil, tempera, pastel and crayon on cardboard; the original measures 91 × 73.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Scream we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A bold exhibition poster of Munch's The Scream — the surname set huge above the whole, uncropped painting on a deep ground drawn from the work. The defining image of modern anxiety, styled as a gallery blockbuster print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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