The Scream may not have been screaming: Edvard Munch's iconic artwork shows no such thing, the British Museum has claimed It's claimed that the famous artwork actually depicts someone hearing a scream The British Museum is set to exhibit a rare black and white print of the piece Curator Giulia Bartrum said the public has widely misinterpreted the artwork
By Sami Quadri For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:08 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 00:08 GMT, 21 March 2019
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The picture The Scream (above) is actually said to depict a person hearing a scream rather than them screaming themself
It is one of the world’s most famous artworks and is widely thought to depict a man screaming.
But The Scream, by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, actually shows no such thing, according to the British Museum. Instead, it is claimed, it depicts someone hearing a scream.
The museum is to exhibit a rare black and white print of the piece as part of the largest collection of Munch’s works in the UK in half a century. Curator Giulia Bartrum said the public has widely
