Marie Linde

1902

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows an upper-body depiction of a person in a sketch style. The subject is facing forward with their head slightly tilted to the right. Facial features are delicately outlined, including defined eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth. The hair is styled back with textured strokes. The clothing is minimally sketched, with lines suggesting a draped garment around the shoulders. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is a simple, unadorned, light surface that contrasts with the darker pencil sketch.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.7 x 25.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 60 x 43.9 cm (23 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.13.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 225, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Epstein Family Collection; gift to NGA, 2003.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • The Work of Edvard Munch from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Epstein, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1969, p. 39.

1983

  • The Prints of Edvard Munch, Mirror of His Life, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, 1983, p. 173.

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

lower right in graphite: Edv. Munch

Wikidata ID

Q76338557

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