Study of a Model (Modellstudie)

1894/1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a woman from the waist up, facing forward with hands clasped below her waist. She has distinct facial features, wide open eyes, slightly parted lips, and long, dark hair framing her face and falling over her shoulders. She appears lightly dressed or nude from the waist up, with a dark garment covering her lower body. The background has textured dark strokes, creating a shadowy atmosphere. The image is rendered in a loose, sketchy style with dark shades, and the figure is highlighted against deep shadow and light contrast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1971.71.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 8, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 126.

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

Q65567871

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