The Sun ☰ Munch ☲ Art Print sunrise as all wild animals most

as all wild animals most inevitably will be dispersed

Perspective is used to display a vast background where ordinary people pursue everyday activities

sitting in profile clutching a white handkerchief

under a stormy sky

The Sun ☰ Munch ☲ Art Print sunrise as all wild animals mostThe Sun (1911) by Edvard Munch is one of many works created in the planning for murals for the University of Oslo's ceremonial hall. It was his first major commission for a public institution, for which he made several hundred preparatory drawings and paintings over multiple years. It depicts a glowing sunrise over a rocky archipelago off the Nordic coast. Munch himself described the origin: "I saw the sun rise up above the cliffs I painted the sun."