In the Man's Brain (I mannens gjerne)

1897

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a series of undulating, wavy lines and curves creating an abstract design. The central form resembles the silhouette of a reclining human figure, elongated and flowing with the surrounding lines. Below this form, there is a structure that resembles a face with distinct horizontal features suggesting eyes and a nose. The composition is set against a warm reddish-orange backdrop, evoking the impression of organic shapes or a landscape with flowing patterns enveloping the central figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk rubbing from woodblock heightened with brush and black ink on red-orange paper

  • Credit Line

    Epstein Family Fund and the Director's Discretionary Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37 x 57.5 cm (14 9/16 x 22 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 49.4 x 65 cm (19 7/16 x 25 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.142.1.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 110, State c

Associated Artworks

This painting shows wavy lines surrounding a face with simple angular features. The face is at the bottom of the painting, and the lines seem to come from it like hair. Above the face is a shape resembling a woman swimming or diving into the water, her arms stretched towards the right and her feet on the left. The background is a solid orange-brown color. Below the painting is a line of text.

In a Man's Brain

Edvard Munch

1892

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kaare Berntsen, Oslo); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Edvard Munch: the modern life of the soul, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2006, no. 58.

2020

  • Edvard Munch and the Cycle of Life, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, 2020, no cat.

Bibliography

1934

  • Schiefler, Gustav. Das Graphische Werk von Max Liebermann. Berlin: Verlang von Bruno Cassirer, 1914.

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: 110, c.

Wikidata ID

Q75430788

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