The Cat (Katten)

1895 - 1896

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a sketch of two individuals lying down next to each other. The woman is on her side with her head on her arm, facing the viewer, with long dark hair flowing behind her. The man is lying down slightly turned towards the viewer, with a beard and a pensive expression. Both are unclothed. The sketch is signed in the lower right corner with the name "Edv. Munch."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.1 × 13.8 cm (3 9/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 32 cm (9 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.161.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1979; to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 33

Inscriptions

"Edv. Munch" lower right margin, graphite. "No 109" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "70" verso, lower right sheet, blue crayon, unknown hand. "[illeg.] / "Katten"" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

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