Art - Stress and Pain
Edvard Munch, The Scream (1893)
This has become the iconic image of the stress and pain of modern life.
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John Singer Sargent, Two Girls Lying on the Grass
(1889)
Two girls relaxing...
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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1669)
A self-portrait painted just before he died.
It expresses his:
Rembrandt's wife died in 1663, and he was made bankrupt in 1657.
Edward Hooper, Nighthawks (1942)
Loneliness and sadness in a city diner late at night.
Notice the diner has no door, emphasizing the feeling of emotional isolation.
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George Tooker, Subway (1950)
This shows the stress, anxiety and loneliness of modern life.
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L.S. Lowry, Head of a Man with Red Eyes (1938)
Self-portrait of Lowry (famous for industrial landscapes like The Pond) - shows the:
- strain from his father's death.
- pain of his invalid mother's approaching death.
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