The Sick Child of 1896....
 
 
Edvard Munch said that....
  
 
 
 
  'Illness, insanity, and death were the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life.'  
     
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
 
The quote can be verified (give or take a comma) at the following sites:
  
     
     
 
http://www.edvard-munch.com/gallery/death/sickChild.htm
  
 
 
 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edvard-Munch
 
 
 
 
http://www.biography.com/people/edvard-munch-9418033
  
 
 
 
 
 
The above painting is Munch's portrayal of his sister as The Sick Child of 1896
(although it was retouched by him at different times).

Oil on canvas. 121.5 x 118.5 cm.