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Is Munch’s The Scream Actually a Painting of a Dog?

posted by Jason Kottke   Oct 25, 2019

Scream Munch

Ever since I read this tweet the other day, I can’t unsee Munch’s The Scream as a painting of a spaniel dog. (The tweet’s photo has been doctored but I can still see it in the original above.)

Have we considered that it’s possible that Munch was just trying to paint a spaniel, but he was a bit shit, and then people got excited about it so he went along with it?

You’re welcome!

Alice in a Neural Networks Wonderland

posted by Jason Kottke   Sep 17, 2015

Gene Kogan used some neural network software written by Justin Johnson to transfer the style of paintings by 17 artists to a scene from Disney’s 1951 animated version of Alice in Wonderland. The artists include Sol Lewitt, Picasso, Munch, Georgia O’Keeffe, and van Gogh.

Neural Wonderland

The effect works amazingly well, like if you took Alice in Wonderland and a MoMA catalog and put them in a blender. (via prosthetic knowledge)

Edvard Munch’s The Scream at MoMA

posted by Jason Kottke   Sep 18, 2012

Beginning in October, a copy of Edvard Munch’s iconic The Scream of Nature will be on display at MoMA for a six-month stint.

Of the four versions of The Scream made by Munch between 1893 and 1910, this pastel-on-board from 1895 is the only one remaining in private hands. The three other versions are in the collections of museums in Norway. The Scream is being lent by a private collector, and will be on view at MoMA through April 29, 2013.

Old news, but the copy of Edvard

posted by Jason Kottke   Sep 12, 2006

Old news, but the copy of Edvard Munch’s The Scream stolen two years ago from an Oslo museum has been recovered. M&M’s will honor their offer of 2 million M&M’s for the safe recovery of the painting. No word on whether the reward was responsible for the recovery.

Mars, Inc. is offering a reward of 2

posted by Jason Kottke   Aug 28, 2006

Mars, Inc. is offering a reward of 2 million dark chocolate M&M’s for the safe return of The Scream, the Edvard Munch painting stolen from a museum in Norway in 2004. Mmmm….Munch. (via girlhacker)

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posted by Jason Kottke   Jun 10, 2005

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Unknown painting by Edvard Munch found behind another canvas

posted by Jason Kottke   Jun 09, 2005

Unknown painting by Edvard Munch found behind another canvas.

Speculation is that the Munch paintings stolen

posted by Jason Kottke   Apr 28, 2005

Speculation is that the Munch paintings stolen last year (The Scream et al) were burned; Norwegian police say no.