Lovers at the Seaside (Liebespaar am Strande)

1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Carl Sabo

Printer, German

L. Angerer

Printer, German

Otto Felsing

Printer, German, 1854 - 1920

The image depicts two figures standing side by side, viewing an abstract landscape. Both figures are seen from behind. The figure on the left has long hair and wears a long dress, while the figure on the right is wearing a dark suit with short hair. The background features swirling, abstract shapes resembling a rocky landscape with faint horizon lines and open space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.7 × 22.5 cm (6 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33 × 48 cm (13 × 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9024

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 13, State vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1952

  • Etchings and Other Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, 1952-1953, no cat.

2016

  • Edvard Munch and the Sea, Tacoma Art Museum, 2016.

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.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right under image, in graphite: E. Munch; by unknown hand, lower right, in graphite: 60; bottom right, in graphite: 40

Markings

stamp, verso, center, in black ink: National Gallery of Art (Lugt 1932d); stamp, verso, center in black ink: Printed in Germany

Wikidata ID

Q65019625

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