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Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

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A painter from Norway known for the painting The Scream
  • proper noun
: Edvard Munch
  • The famous painting 'The Scream' was created by Edvard Munch in the late 19th century.

Examples

  • The famous painting Edvard Munch created is called 'The Scream'.

  • Many people recognize Edvard Munch as one of the most important Scandinavian artists.

  • Edvard Munch's art had a profound influence on the development of German Expressionism.

  • Edvard Munch is famous.

  • The famous painting 'The Scream' was created by Edvard Munch in the late 19th century.

  • Edvard Munch's art had a profound influence on the development of German Expressionism.

  • Many people recognize Edvard Munch as one of the most important Scandinavian artists.

Surface Forms

Edvard Munch main

Morphology

Edvard + Munch

This is a proper name referring to a specific person; the constituent tokens 'Edvard' and 'Munch' (with no lexical definitions) do not compose to convey the meaning 'Norwegian painter' or the association with 'The Scream'. Proper nouns are referential and require encyclopedic/world knowledge rather than compositional inference, so a B1 learner who only knows the name parts would not deduce the intended meaning.

Etymology

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter known for very emotional, sometimes frightening pictures. His best-known work is the painting 'The Scream', a wavy, screaming face that shows strong fear, and that powerful image helps people remember him and his style today.