A Quieter Scream
A Quieter Scream Since many pigments were toxic, paint making could be dangerous. The Scream is fading. Edvard Munch’s 1893 painting depicting a shrieking, agonized face is slowly losing its vibrancy. Yellows are fading to white and tiny pieces of paint are flaking away. It’s also happening with Van Gogh’s Field of Irises Near Arles. The once vivid chrome yellow has faded to a dullish brown. Another Van Gogh piece, The Bedroom, originally featured soft purple walls. The red pigment has broken down and the walls are now blue. Van Gogh and Munch lived dur...
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