Desire (Begiær)
1898
Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 29.5 × 39.7 cm (11 5/8 × 15 5/8 in.)
sheet: 50.1 × 33.6 cm (19 3/4 × 13 1/4 in.) -
Accession
2023.161.25
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Catalogue Raisonné
Woll 2012, no. 122
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, Christie's, New York, 21 November 1981, CHECk); The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, DC.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2001
Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 122.
Inscriptions
"Edv Munch" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "863" upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Lust (Begier) s[illeg.]108 - 1898 / excellent trial proof from collection / Gustan Schieffer extremely rare proof" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "863" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"E L S" [Lionel and Sally Epstein] verso, brown stamped ink.
Watermarks
None.