Attraction II (Tiltrekning II)

1896

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

A. Clot Imprimerie d'Arts

Printer, Paris

The image shows a close-up of two human figures facing each other against a stark background. The figure on the left has short, dark hair and rough facial features with deep-set eyes and a prominent nose. The figure on the right has long, flowing hair covering parts of their face, with softer facial features. Both figures blend into the dark, textural background with abstract shapes and forms. A distinct, crucifix-like statue is seen between the two figures in the distance. The composition features heavy contrasting tones and lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    framed: 64.61 × 87 × 3.49 cm (25 7/16 × 34 1/4 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.101.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 76 (p. 106)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cappelen Family, Norway; to Robert M. Light & Co, Inc., Boston, 22 October 1969; to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Edvard Munch, The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston; The New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; The Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 1976.

1977

  • Graphic Works by Edvard Munch: Selected from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel C. Epstein, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, 1977.

1981

  • Edvard Munch and the Female Paradigm, The Virginia Museum, Richmond, 1981.

  • Edvard Munch: Paradox of Woman, Aldis Browne Fine Arts, Ltd., New York; McNay Art Institute, San Antonio; Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene; Denver Art Museum, Denver; University Art Galleries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, 1981-1983.

1984

  • Edvard Munch: Prints, The Meadows Museum and Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1984.

  • Alpha and Omega. Its Gestation and Resolution, Sarah Lawrence College Gallery, Bronxville, 1984.

1986

  • Encounter in Space: Double Images in the Graphic Art of Edvard Munch, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster; Hood Museum in Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; Wellesley College Museum of Art, Wellesley, 1986-1987.

1999

  • Edvard Munch: Prints from the Epstein Family Collection, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima; Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Fukuoka; Sogo Museum of Art, Chiba, 1999.

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 76.

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