Munch Museum

I visited the Munch Museum in Oslo on 7 September with a guided tour of the facility.  The museum is filled with Munch's art, primarily oil paintings.  I've included photos of some of the pieces I found particularly interesting (and/or humorous) and the two most famous Munch paintings, Madonna and The Scream.  Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter and a pioneer of the Expressionism movement, creating most of his artwork in the late 19th century.

"Metabolism"

"Red Virginia Creeper"

One of my personal favorites.

"Self Portrait with Wine Bottle"

Munch had problems with alcoholism.  Ironically, he created his most famous pieces during the time he was drinking the heaviest.

"The Hands"

"The Day After"

"In the Man's Brain"

"Jealousy"

"Madonna"

"The Scream"

These two most famous pieces, Madonna and The Scream, were stolen from the Munch Museum in 2004 by armed robbers.  The paintings were recovered by Oslo police two years later with only mild damage.  Not surprisingly, security was tight in the museum when I visited.