Moonlight (Mondschein)

1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a woman sitting in a room, with her full body visible through her silhouette. She is seated on a sofa, in profile, facing left, with her hand resting against her face or chin. Her facial features are indistinct due to the shadowy nature of the image, but she appears to have long hair. The woman is dressed in what seems to be a long dress. There is a round table to the left with an object on top and another object that resembles a glass. The room is dimly lit, with heavy curtains partly drawn open to let in some light from a window in the background. An ornate light fixture hangs above in the center of the room. The overall scene has a soft, sketch-like texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9021

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 17, State iii/iv


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

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

Q65019615

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