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Angst is a 1896 woodcut by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. It shows a tightly packed row of solemn, pale-faced figures confronting the viewer, with a dark, turbulent landscape behind them. The image belongs to Munch's recurring exploration of fear, isolation, and emotional distress, and is often discussed alongside The Scream as part of the broader visual world later known as expressionism.

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When did Edvard Munch make Angst?

Munch made the woodcut in 1896. The motif is part of his recurring exploration of anxiety, loneliness, and emotional pressure.

How is Angst related to The Scream?

Both works use simplified faces and intense emotional distortion, but Angst shows a tightly packed group facing the viewer while The Scream centers on a single screaming figure. Angst belongs to the same broader Symbolist world as Munch's best-known image without being a version of it.

What do the figures in Munch's Angst represent?

The pale, solemn figures create a shared atmosphere of fear and alienation rather than presenting individualized portraits. Munch's 1896 woodcut makes the crowd feel psychologically unified by the dark landscape behind it.

Is Angst part of Munch's Frieze of Life?

Angst is closely associated with the themes Munch developed in The Frieze of Life, including love, loss, loneliness, and death. The print's crowded foreground and turbulent background turn personal anxiety into a collective experience.

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