Which Norwegian artist painted 'The Scream'?

The Norwegian artist who painted The Scream was Edvard Munch.

Munch created the first version in 1893 as part of an artistic cycle later associated with The Frieze of Life, which explored love, anxiety, jealousy, illness, and death. The image’s simplified figure, violently curving landscape, and orange-red sky turn a personal moment of fear into a broadly recognizable symbol of modern anxiety.

Munch described walking at sunset when the sky suddenly seemed blood red and he sensed an “infinite scream” passing through nature. The scene is generally identified with a path overlooking Oslofjord, although interpretations of the sky’s appearance range from volcanic atmospheric effects to Munch’s psychological state.

The Scream is not a single identical canvas: Munch made two painted versions, two pastels, and a lithographic version. The 1895 pastel sold for nearly $120 million at auction in 2012. The work is frequently confused with a generic expressionist painting, but its artist and Norwegian origin are definitive.