Female Nude

1896

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a full-body silhouette of a person in profile, facing left. The figure stands with head bowed slightly forward, arms held close to the body. The facial features are not detailed, with hair flowing down past the shoulders. The body is in warm tones against a dark background. The style is minimalistic, with the signature "E. Munch" in the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15 x 12.7 cm (5 7/8 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.22.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 46, State b/c

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Epstein Family Collection; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • "Edvard Munch's 'Mermaid' in Context", Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2005, no. 29.

Bibliography

1907

  • Schiefler, Gustav. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs bis 1906. vol. 1. Berlin, 1907 (reprinted 1974); and Schiefler, Gustav. Edvard Munch. Das graphische Werk 1906-1926. vol. 2. Berlin, 1927. (reprinted 1974).

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001.

Wikidata ID

Q76338543

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