Happy Birthday, Edvard Munch! The Norwegian expressionist painter was born on this day in 1863. Although Munch painted human figures and recognizable things, it was not their physical appearance in the world that interested him most. For Munch, strong color and brushwork were ways to express the feelings and emotions that surround the events of life. This painting from the #CMOACollection, Girl Under Apple Tree, is a wonderful example of the artist’s style and the psychological depth he managed to achieve in his work. . Edvard Munch, Girl Under Apple Tree, 1904, Carnegie Museum of Art. © The Munch Museum/The Munch-Ellingsen Group/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. . [Image Description] A painting depicting a woman standing beneath an apple tree, holding straw in her hand and making direct eye contact with the viewer – in the background a yellow house sits beyond the tree. . #CMOACollects #BOTD #BornOnThisDay #EdvardMunch #Expressionism #Pittsburgh #CMOA