Murder (Mord)

1930

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a person standing on the right side. Their facial features are vague, with long dark hair. They wear a long coat or dress. The background features walls with patterns. On the left, another person is reclining on a piece of furniture. A table nearby holds an object. The scene is monochromatic in black and gray tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 42.4 × 39 cm (16 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 60.4 × 47.7 cm (23 3/4 × 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.161.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 705

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christie's, London, 1 July 1982; to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • The Prints of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His Life, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Portland Art Museum, Portland; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, 1983-1984.

1986

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

Inscriptions

"Edv Munch" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "Die Morderin (eigne Presse)" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Sch. Die Mörderin" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Nicht bei Sch." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"E L S" [Lionel and Sally Epstein] verso, red stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

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