Death Struggle 1915

Edvard Munch's "Death Struggle" (1915) is a powerful and emotionally charged painting that depicts a scene of death and mourning. The artwork, currently housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, portrays a group of figures gathered around a bed where a person is lying, possibly deceased. The intense use of color, particularly the stark contrast between the warm tones of the background and the cool hues of the figures, amplifies the somber atmosphere. The figures appear to be consumed by grief, their faces etched with anguish and their bodies contorted in postures of despair. This poignant depiction of death and the grief it evokes is characteristic of Munch's Expressionist style, which aimed to convey raw emotions and psychological states through vivid imagery and exaggerated forms.