1. Born on December 12, 1863, this Norwegian artist faced many losses throughout his life. His mother died when he was 5. His closest sister died when he was 14. His father died when this artist was 26 and his younger brother died when he was 32.
2. Using art to help him express his feelings, this Modern Expressionist used lines, colors, shapes, and forms to show his innermost feelings of sadness, lonliness, anger, and suffering. Rather than painting what he saw in the world, he painted how the world made him feel.
3. On August 22, 2004, two of this artist's works were stolen from an art museum in Norway. On of the works was one of his most famous pieces called The Scream.
