Figure with Arms in Front of Body

1922-1926

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image depicts a sketch of a person's upper body in a dynamic pose, with their head tilted slightly forward and to one side, and their arms crossed in front of them. The person’s facial features are abstractly rendered with heavy lines, giving the impression of eyes and a nose, and they have short hair that appears close to the scalp. Their clothing appears to be suggested with thick, dark lines, covering the top part of the body. The background is a plain, light-colored surface, without any additional objects or details present.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on wove paper (sketchbook page)

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.6 x 10.3 cm (5 3/8 x 4 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.84.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eilert Munch Lund, Bergen, Norway; purchased 9 June 1987 by the Epstein Family Collection; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2018

  • Bruteig, Magne, Frank Høifødt, Petra Pettersen, Sivert Thue, and Gerd Woll. The Drawings of Edvard Munch. (online catalogue raisonné) Oslo, Norway: Munch Museet, 2018. http://munch.emuseum.com/en/start/images

Wikidata ID

Q64557011

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