The Sick Child (Das kranke Madchen)

1894

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows two individuals from the waist up, positioned side by side. The person on the right is lying in bed, propped up by pillows, with long hair and a profile view of their face. They wear a loose-fitting, long-sleeved garment. The other person is seated or leaning beside the bed, facing downward, resting their head on the mattress or the person's arm. Their facial features are obstructed by their position, but they have closely cropped hair. This person wears a dark, long-sleeved outfit. In the surroundings, a candle stands on a table beside the bed, and a small rounded item is on a nightstand. The background is a simple textured wall, while the foreground shows a sketch of a lone tree against a blank backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.14.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 7, State vi/vii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

2013

  • Edvard Munch: A 150th Anniversary Tribute, NGA, 2013.

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).

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001.

Wikidata ID

Q65019721

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