Blossom of Pain (Smertens blomst)

1898

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

This painting features an abstract figure admiring a flower. The artwork depicts a figure with exaggerated, elongated features and bold outlines, in yellow, green, and brown tones. The figure is shown in a contemplative pose with one hand raised towards its face. Beside the figure, a tall flower with red petals extends towards the top corner. The background has a textured pattern resembling veins or cobwebs. The style is reminiscent of Edvard Munch, as shown by the signature on the painting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.04 × 32.7 cm (18 1/8 × 12 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.172.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 130 (p. 153)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, New York, 23 November 1981, lot 640); The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, DC.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 130.

Inscriptions

Edvard Munch Gladelig Jul CHECK

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