Edvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, "The Scream", has become one of the iconic images of world art.

"Separation" from 1896 by Edvard Munch is a practical oil on canvas painting which is one of the top artworks of Edvard Munch on different human relations and conditions. The artwork consists of two components, a man and woman whom they appear tied together although the woman is going away.

The blonde young woman appears looking to the sea with her hair flowing out to the man's chest. While the man is moving forward although his way is blocked by a cherry plant that is growing ahead of him. The loving man is dressed in a black colour which also indicates despair and sorrow. He also has a bleeding hand which he uses to grasp his heart. The cherry tree that is growing in front of him appears to be the man’s bleeding heart. The red colour in his heart shows blood, love and pain. At the same time, the red hearted plant shows the artist ideas that he used during his lifeblood drawings.

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