Tongues of Blood and Fire!

Someone just paid big bucks for this painting. Poor Edvard (now long gone).  He isn't gonna see a penny from the sale. "The Scream" is definitely an iconic work.  That little bald-headed specter seems to be a stand-in for us all!

"I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly, the sky turned as red as blood. I stopped and leaned against the fence, feeling unspeakably tired. Tongues of fire and blood stretched over the bluish black fjord. My friends went on walking, while I lagged behind, shivering with fear. Then I heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature.... for several years I was almost mad… You know my picture, 'The Scream?' I was stretched to the limit—nature was screaming in my blood… After that I gave up hope ever of being able to love again." - E. Munch