“Puberty” is created during the 1890’s when Munch was beginning to find himself in the art world. This painting is a representation of his sexual repression and tension. It portrays a young, nude girl, sitting with her legs together in a shy pose. It is also a representation of the girl’s awareness of her changing body, as well as an indication of her sexual desire that she cannot or is afraid to show. Theories say that Munch has represented himself as the girl in the painting and that he illustrated his own undeveloped sexual desires in the form of a girl. As such, it has generated much controversy, including many conjectures about the model and the meaning of the painting.
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