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Mrs. Sarah G. Epstein

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Edvard Munch, M.W. Lassally, Two Women on the Shore, 1898 / 1906, color woodcut with green crayon on Japanese paper, The Epstein Family Collection, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.31.1

Two Women on the Shore

Edvard Munch, M.W. Lassally · 1898 / 1906 · color woodcut with green crayon on Japanese paper ·  Accession ID  1991.31.1

The image depicts a nude human figure with long hair embracing a skeleton from an oblique angle, revealing the back of the figure and most of its form. The human body is standing, leaning into the skeleton with feet on the ground and bodies closely entwined. The hair of the person is long and dark, cascading down their back. There are no visible garments on the human figure, and no visible objects or jewelry are present. The image is rendered in a sketch style with fine, dark lines against a neutral background. Surrounding the central figures, the background consists of a simple, rectangular border with subtle decorative line work. Below the main scene, three sketch-like representations of heads or faces appear within the border, sketched in a similar manner with minimal detail.
Edvard Munch, Otto Felsing, Death and the Woman (Døden og kvinnen), 1894, drypoint in brown, printed chine collé on wove paper, The Epstein Family Collection, 2023.161.18

Death and the Woman (Døden og kvinnen)

Edvard Munch, Otto Felsing · 1894 · drypoint in brown, printed chine collé on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2023.161.18

The image shows a full-body silhouette of a person in profile, facing left. The figure stands with head bowed slightly forward, arms held close to the body. The facial features are not detailed, with hair flowing down past the shoulders. The body is in warm tones against a dark background. The style is minimalistic, with the signature "E. Munch" in the lower right corner.
Edvard Munch, Otto Felsing, Female Nude, 1896, color aquatint and drypoint on wove paper, The Epstein Family Collection, 2003.22.1

Female Nude

Edvard Munch, Otto Felsing · 1896 · color aquatint and drypoint on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2003.22.1

Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, Madonna, 1895/1902, color lithograph and woodcut [1902 printing] on paper: lithograph printed from 3 stones in beige, red, and black; woodcut printed from 1 block in blue, The Epstein Family Collection, 1990.26.2

Madonna

Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt · 1895/1902 · color lithograph and woodcut [1902 printing] on paper: lithograph printed from 3 stones in beige, red, and black; woodcut printed from 1 block in blue ·  Accession ID  1990.26.2

Edvard Munch, Imprimerie Lemercier, Norges Geografiske Oppmåling, Otto Felsing, The Suicide, 1896, etching and drypoint in brown-black, The Epstein Family Collection, 2003.22.2

The Suicide

Edvard Munch, Imprimerie Lemercier, Norges Geografiske Oppmåling, Otto Felsing · 1896 · etching and drypoint in brown-black ·  Accession ID  2003.22.2

This print appears to show two people with their arms around each other. Their faces have no features and appear to blend together, and their dark hair and dark clothes are indistinguishable. The background has a wood grain pattern in vertical gray lines against the beige paper.
Edvard Munch, Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, Anton Peder Nielsen Kildeborg, The Kiss, 1898, woodcut printed from two blocks in black and gray on heavy brown paper [1902 printing], The Epstein Family Collection, 1990.26.1

The Kiss

Edvard Munch, Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, Anton Peder Nielsen Kildeborg · 1898 · woodcut printed from two blocks in black and gray on heavy brown paper [1902 printing] ·  Accession ID  1990.26.1

The image shows a woman from the shoulders up in the center. She is facing forward, displaying her facial features, stylized and simplified. Her dark wavy hair flows from under a wide-brimmed hat. She wears a high-collared garment with a round embellishment at the neck. The background has wooden panels of different shades, resembling a building side. A green-framed glass window is to the left, with dense foliage on the right. The image has a mix of earthy and muted tones.
Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, Moonlight I-II (Måneskinn I-II), 1896-1902, printed c. 1913, color woodcut, The Epstein Family Collection, 2021.101.3

Moonlight I-II (Måneskinn I-II)

Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt · 1896-1902, printed c. 1913 · color woodcut ·  Accession ID  2021.101.3

This print displays elongated, flowing lines and shapes moving in irregular, wavy patterns. Below the lines, a face emerges, featuring discernible eyes, a nose, and lips. The lines appear to be swirling hair. Above the face, in the center of those lines, appears to be the nude body of a woman stretching horizontally across the upper portion of the image, with limbs and torso depicted through the undulating lines. This body doesn’t have visible facial features. The background of the print is red, with off-white lines.
Edvard Munch, Imprimerie Lemercier, Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, In the Male Brain (Imannens hjerne), 1897, woodcut, printed in red, The Epstein Family Collection, 2021.101.6

In the Male Brain (Imannens hjerne)

Edvard Munch, Imprimerie Lemercier, Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt · 1897 · woodcut, printed in red ·  Accession ID  2021.101.6

The image shows the upper body and face of a woman in the center. Her shoulders appear slightly raised, and her arms are not visible. She has large eyes, a subtle nose, and a slightly open mouth. Her dark, wavy hair flows outward, surrounding her head. The woman's skin looks pale against the dark background, and she is unclothed. A reddish-brown halo-like band is around her head. In the bottom left, there is a small, ghostly figure with wide eyes and folded arms. The background has swirling dark blues and blacks, enclosed by a reddish-brown wood-grain pattern.
Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, Madonna, 1895, printed 1913/1914, color lithograph, The Epstein Family Collection, 2015.5.1

Madonna

Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt · 1895, printed 1913/1914 · color lithograph ·  Accession ID  2015.5.1

The image displays the upper half of a person's body, showcasing their head and torso in an upright position. The person has long, dark hair blending into the background. They have expressive facial features with large, hollow eyes and a small, closed mouth on a pale face. The individual appears unclothed. In the lower left corner, a smaller figure is seated with arms around its knees, staring outward. The background is dark and textured, framed by a border with flowing lines matching the hair theme.
Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt, Madonna, 1895/1902, lithograph, The Epstein Family Collection, 2021.101.1

Madonna

Edvard Munch, M. W. Lassally Graphische Kunst-Anstalt · 1895/1902 · lithograph ·  Accession ID  2021.101.1