Angst

1896

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a group of people against an abstract background. The figures mainly display their head and upper body, with some facing the viewer. Two individuals on either side might be women sporting head coverings. Their facial features are distorted in an abstract style, making it hard to discern specific characteristics. One person in the center wears a top hat and formal attire. More individuals in formal wear, most in top hats, are visible in the background. The scene is set beneath a vibrant, textured expanse of red and white, resembling a sky or awning. The image plays with a stark contrast between dark and light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Woodcut printed in black and red inks

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.3 × 37.4 cm (17 13/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 58.3 × 46.3 cm (22 15/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.101.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 93 (p. 126)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clarence C. and Jane Franklin Collection, New York; to the Fischer Fine Art, London, 30 July 1974; to the Epstein Family Collection; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Masterworks in Wood: Woodcuts and Wood Engravings, Portland Art Museum, Portland, 1976.

  • Edvard Munch: The Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston; The New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; The Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 1976.

1977

  • Graphic Works by Edvard Munch: Selected from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel C. Epstein, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, 1977.

1978

  • Edvard Munch: 1863/1944, Studio d'Arte A2, Rome, 1978.

  • Edvard Munch: Symbols & Images, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1978-1979.

1982

  • Edvard Munch: Paradox of Woman, Aldis Browne Fine Arts, Ltd., New York; McNay Art Institute, San Antonio; Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene; Denver Art Museum, Denver; University Art Galleries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul. 1982.

1983

  • The Prints of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His Life, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Portland Art Museum, Portland; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, 1983.

1984

  • Edvard Munch: Prints, The Meadows Museum and Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1984.

  • Master Prints from Washington Private Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1984-1985.

1985

  • De grafische kunst van Edvard Munch: Spiegel van zijn leven (The Graphic Art of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His Life), Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1985-1986.

1986

  • Edvard Munch: Mirror Reflections: Edvard Munch, "The Frieze of Life" and "The Mirror", Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, 1986.

  • The Prints of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His Life, Achenbach Foundation, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1986.

1990

  • Edvard Munch: Master Prints from the Epstein Family Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami; Indianopolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 1990-1992.

1996

  • Love, Isolation and Darkness in the Art of Edvard Munch, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, 1996-1997.

1999

  • Edvard Munch: Prints from the Epstein Family Collection, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima; Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Fukuoka; Sogo Museum of Art, Chiba, 1999.

2010

  • Edvard Munch: Master Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010.

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 93.

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