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Things are so difficult at times.
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I know that I lose control.
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Seeking a way of peeling down
to the essence of the inner reality,
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of stripping away needless
detail and perspective,
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Munch now combines all
the forms of media at his disposal,
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using pencil, pastel,
oil and charcoal,
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not separately, but together.
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He applies the oil thinly,
to permit the canvas texture
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to remain a visible component
of the finished work,
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to emphasize its flat surface.
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He allows the preliminary drawings
in pencil and pastel,
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including the corrections
made in them,
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to remain in the final work
to show its spontaneity.
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On this canvas, to be known
variously as Melancholy,
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Evening or The Yellow Boat,
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Munch is attempting,
for the first time in his work,
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to depict jealousy.
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And not merely
the event of jealousy,
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but its psychology
and innermost quiver.
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I wonder if something
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is going on
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between her and Jæger.
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What shall I do then?
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At any rate, I believe
that the idea must be
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that one lives according to
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one's particular possibilities,
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that one has a duty
to develop these possibilities,
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that one has a duty to... well...
to expand oneself,
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to acquire more knowledge,
a greater breadth.
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I think that leads to greater freedom
in the long run.