Woman with a Black Shawl

1920

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Anton Peder Nielsen Kildeborg

Printer

This image shows a portrait of an individual with only the upper body visible. The person is positioned slightly turned towards the viewer with their gaze directed towards the side. The facial features are rendered in a sketch-like style, emphasizing strong, angular lines and shadows. The hair is dark and falls loosely around the head. The person is wearing a dark garment that could be a jacket or coat, covering most of their torso, with a hint of a lighter shirt underneath. The background is a plain, light-colored expanse without additional objects or details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 46.99 × 35.56 cm (18 1/2 × 14 in.)
    sheet: 67.95 × 49.85 cm (26 3/4 × 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.204.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 642

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, D.C. (not in Lugt); gift to NGA, 2018.

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): no. 476.

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 642.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 34; lower right in graphite: Edv Munch; lower left corner in graphite: No 14; lower right in graphite: Fraulein F.; lower left verso in graphite: [undeciphered]; lower center verso in graphite: 34 [encircled]

Markings

stamp, verso in purple ink: ELS (not in Lugt)

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