Vampire II (Vampyr II)

1895/1902

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a woman embracing another figure, who is turned away from the viewer. The woman's head is bowed down, with closed eyes. She appears unclothed, and her hair is depicted as flowing in wavy strands. The surroundings are heavily shaded with dense black strokes, creating a stark contrast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.5 × 55.4 cm (15 3/16 × 21 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.7 × 55.4 cm (15 1/4 × 21 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.101.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 41/I (p. 71)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Galerie Kornfeld, Bern; acquired by the Epstein Family Collection, Washington on 24 June 1982; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

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

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 41.

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