The Cat (Katten)

1913

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows two figures. One figure is sitting with legs bent and slightly apart, leaning forward with a hand on the ground and the other hand touching the face of the second figure. The second figure is lying on their back with their face tilted upwards and hair flowing. Both figures are depicted in a linear style with fine lines and shading for form and depth. The seated figure is shirtless with short hair. The background is minimal with line patterns suggesting a textured surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with graphite additions on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 × 31.6 cm (9 7/16 × 12 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.9 × 47.6 cm (14 1/8 × 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.161.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 470, state i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 22 October 1997; 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. 470

Inscriptions

"E Munch" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "Die Katze" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Probedruck auf / eigene Presse" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "13" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "500-" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg.]" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

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