The Scream facts for kids

The Scream: oil, tempera & pastel on cardboard

The Scream refers to different versions of a painting made by Edvard Munch. They were painted in the early 20th century, and drawn using many types of materials. These include lithography, tempera paint, oil paint and pastel.

The first version of The Scream was drawn in 1893. Two pastel drawings, two paintings and also some lithographs were printed.

Images for kids

Edvard Munch, 1921
Two men breaking into the National Gallery, Oslo, to steal the gallery's (1893 tempera on cardboard) version of The Scream, February 1994
US Department of Energy Scream
1893, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard. The first version publicly displayed, and perhaps the most recognizable, it is located at the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway.
1895, lithograph print. About 45 prints were made before the printer repurposed the lithograph stone; a few were hand colored by Munch.
1895, pastel on cardboard. It was sold for nearly US$120 million at Sotheby's in 2012, and is in the private collection of Leon Black.
1910, tempera on cardboard. This version was stolen from the Munch Museum in 2004, but recovered in 2006.
Undated, ink drawing. This composition, which features the central figure from The Scream is in the collection of the University Museum of Bergen.