Crowds in a Square

1920

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image depicts a group of figures in expressive anguish, set against a swirling, turbulent sky. The composition features bold, angular lines and a dark color palette, with vibrant red and yellow accents on the faces. The brushwork style resembles a woodcut or printmaking technique, creating a textured effect. The scene guides the viewer's eye from the figures to distant structures in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 44 × 61 cm (17 5/16 × 24 in.)
    image: 30.5 × 49.4 cm (12 × 19 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.10.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 622

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [according to stamp]. The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, DC; Gift 2013 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2020

  • Edvard Munch and the Cycle of Life, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, 2020, no cat.

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001, no. 622.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right, in graphite: Edv. Munch; by later hand, lower left, in graphite: cancelled Jan 23rd / 58 / H.P.R. / 57.360; by later hand, verso upper left, in graphite: [indecipherable]-D [underlined]; by later hand, center verso, in graphite: cancelled Jan 23rd / 58 / HPR; by later hand, verso lower left, in graphite: 57.360; by later hand, verso lower right, in graphite: 01 [circled]

Markings

stamp, lower left: MFA Boston; stamp, lower left verso, ELS; stamp, lower right verso: black walrus in profile

Wikidata ID

Q76561884

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