Self-Portrait with a Bottle of Wine (Selvportrett ved vinen)

1930

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image depicts a person seated at a table from the torso upwards in a possible restaurant or bar setting. The person is sitting upright with their arms resting on the table, displaying a composed facial expression with distinct features. They have sleek, styled hair and are dressed in a suit. On the table, there is a bottle, a glass, and a plate. In the background, two other figures in suits are visible sitting behind the main figure. The scene is illustrated in monochrome, emphasizing form and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.7 × 51.1 cm (16 7/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 49.8 × 62.8 cm (19 5/8 × 24 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.161.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 712

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kaare Berntsen, Oslo, 26 April 1963; to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington, gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Washington Print Club: Prints from Washington Collections, Fine Arts Gallery, Jewish Community Center, Washington, 1965.

1969

  • Washington Print Club: The Work of Edvard Munch from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel C. Epstein, The Phillips Collection, Washington, 1969.

1972

  • The Epstein Collection, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, 1972.

1975

  • In the Spirit of Expressionism: Northern and Central European Art Before World War II, The Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, 1975.

1977

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

1982

  • Edvard Munch: Paradox of Woman [and Supplement], Denver Art Museum, Denver, 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.

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.

1999

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

2010

  • Edvard Munch: Without the Scream, Pinacothèque de Paris, Paris, 2010.

2024

  • Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024, pl. 64, repro.

Bibliography

2024

  • Spira, Freyda.Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression. Exh. cat. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024: unpaginated, pl. 64.

Inscriptions

"Edv Munch" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "Tryk nr. 31 / Kildeborg" lower left margin, graphite, printer's hand. "No 5270" verso, lower left margin, graphite unknown hand.

Markings

"E L S" [Lionel and Sally Epstein] verso, red stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

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