Norway museum Munch wrote 'madman' sentence on 'The Scream'
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COPENHAGEN — A Norwegian museum says a small, barely visible sentence written on Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece "The Scream" was penned by the Norwegian painter himself.
The painting, which shows a waif-like figure cradling its head in its hands with mouth agape, has become a global icon for human anxiety.
The sentence referring to the artwork being made by a madman was scribbled in a corner.
The painting will be exhibited at the new National Museum of Norway, which is opening next year.
A curator said Monday the inscription was likely made in 1895, when Munch exhibited the painting for the first time and was met with questions about his mental health.
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