Head of a Man

1906

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Wilh. Scheels Klisjéanstalt

Printer

Otto Felsing

Printer, German, 1854 - 1920

The image is a sketch in a classic etching style of a person's head and upper shoulders. The person's head is tilted slightly to one side, with facial features depicted using bold lines. The person has a pronounced brow, nose, thick mustache merging into a beard, and dense hair styled with a center parting. There is no visible clothing or jewelry. The background is plain and monochromatic, and the edges of the sketch are bordered. Annotations or signatures are present on the lower portion of the page.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 8.4 cm (4 3/4 x 3 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.4 x 27 cm (16 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.13.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 277

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Epstein Family Collection; gift to NGA, 2003.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Edv. Munch; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Sch. 243 Männenkopf 1906

Wikidata ID

Q76338589

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