[Edvard Munch, Two Women on the Shore (1898/1906). National Gallery of Art: Washington D.C.]

[Edvard Munch, Madonna (1895/1912-1913). National Gallery of Art: Washington D.C.]

[Edvard Munch.  towards the forest ii (1915).  Städel Museum: Frankfurt.]

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so I was thinking.  whether art is of itself a reality, or a construct through which we understand creativity and expression.

[Edvard Munch, Melancholy (1901), colour woodblock print, London: British Museum]