{"product_id":"edvard-munch-behind-the-scream-9780300124019","title":"Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe biography of the artist who created the most haunting icon of the twentieth century  Although almost everyone recognizes Edvard Munchs famous painting The Scream  hardly anyone knows much about the man. What kind of person could have created this universal image  one that so vividly expressed all the uncertainties of the twentieth century? What kind of experiences did he have? In this book  the first comprehensive biography of Edvard Munch in English  Sue Prideaux brings the artist fully to life. Combining a scholars precision with a novelists insight  she explores the events of his turbulent life and unerringly places his experiences in their intellectual  emotional  and spiritual contexts. With unlimited access to tens of thousands of Munchs papers  including his letters and diaries  Prideaux offers a portrait of the artist that is both intimate and moving. Munch sought to paint what he experienced rather than what he saw  and as his life often veered out of control  his experiences were painful. Yet he painted throughout his long life  creating strange and dramatic works in which hysteria and violence lie barely concealed beneath the surface. An extraordinary genius  Munch connects with an audience that reaches around the world and across more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648351461429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300124015","price":42.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300124019.jpg?v=1781716877","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/edvard-munch-behind-the-scream-9780300124019","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}