The Old Seaman

1899

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image is a woodcut print showing a person's head and upper torso. The person is positioned facing forward, with their face being the central focus. Their facial features are depicted with deep lines and exaggerated expressions, including large eyes and a prominent, downward-turned mouth. They have long hair that falls to the sides of their face, and wear a wide-brimmed hat. The person is dressed in what appears to be a simple garment. In the foreground, a hand with extended fingers emerges. The background is filled with vertical lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 44.2 x 35.1 cm (17 3/8 x 13 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.4 x 35.4 cm (17 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.7.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 116, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Epstein Family Collection; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

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

by the artist, upper left in graphite: E. Munch

Wikidata ID

Q76338468

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