Vampire (Harpy)

1894

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows an array of curved and jagged lines forming a central figure with wing-like shapes extending outward. The abstract depiction combines elements that suggest a mythical creature or a large bird, with a humanoid figure at its center. Among the tableau, faintly sketched figures populate the scene, one resembling a seated person with a bald head and another lying prone. The composition and mixture of defined strokes with softer, ambiguous areas contribute to its mysterious quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.7 × 22.5 cm (11 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 46.1 × 35.8 cm (18 1/8 × 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.101.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 4, state iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich H. Stinnes Collection, Cologne; to Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago, 19 January 1966; purchased by the Epstein Family Collection, Washington; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 4.

Inscriptions

"E Munch 8ter Dr." lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "Edvard Munch. Vampyre. 1894. from the H Stinnes Collection Sch. 4a/III of IV Proof No 8" lower margin, graphite, unknown hand. "K5065" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "BAA" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. [illeg.] verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "#3285" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "18885 / KJVX/[illeg.]DRX." verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

[Heinrich Stinnes collector's stamp] lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 1376a). "E L S" [Lionel and Sally Epstein] verso, red stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

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