Edvard Munch Self-Portrait in Moonlight Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) imagined jungle where oversized leaves

imagined jungle where oversized leaves press inward and the air feels suspended

the overall effect one of restrained extravagance

Marra handles the tension between geometric surface and expressive face with ease — the result is graphic

There is a coolness to the palette that contrasts with the work's emotional undertow — the sense that something significant is being communicated just outside the range of direct understanding

the sprawl of the serrated leaf all given equal attention

Edvard Munch Self-Portrait in Moonlight Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) imagined jungle where oversized leavesPainted in the pallid glow of moonlight, this self portrait strips away social pretence to expose something raw and unsettled. Munch renders his own face with heavy, expressionistic brushwork shadows pooling beneath the eyes, skin drained of warmth. The figure dissolves at the edges, barely held together by a night that seems to press inward. It is a work about isolation and self examination, rooted in the Symbolist tradition yet entirely personal,