Girl at Window (Madchen im Hemd am Fenster)

1894

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a person in a side profile view standing indoors and looking out of a window. The individual is pulling back a curtain with one hand while wearing a long, loose garment. Their facial features are cast in shadow, and their hair appears tied back. The person's feet are mostly obscured, and the setting is softly lit by natural light coming through the window. The background features sketch-like lines indicating a dimly lit interior.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9022

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 5, State v/vi

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Installation during Fine Art Festival, American River College, Sacramento, CA, 1962, no cat.

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

Q65019617

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