"Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul." —Edvard Munch Norwegian painter Edvard Munch was born on this day in 1863. This night landscape represents the coastline at Åsgårdstrand, a small beach resort south of Oslo in Norway, where Munch spent his summers from the 1880s onward. He tried to capture the emotions called forth by the night rather than represent the site in precise detail. The color blue conveys the mysticism and melancholy of the landscape, which seems full of premonitions. An abstract mound at the right represents a clump of trees; a white fence runs diagonally in front. The vaguely defined shape on the fence may be a shadow of two lovers, a recurring theme in Munch's work. . . . 🏷 #GettyMuseum #GettyCenter #Night #Stars #Art #ArtHistory #Paintings #EdvardMunch #OnThisDay