Old Woman with Umbrella

1902

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a person seated from the waist up, facing left and slightly hunched forward. They have angular facial features and deep lines indicating age. The person's dark hair is pulled back. They are wearing a dark, heavy garment, and the background has a textured, speckled pattern. The image has a dark, sepia tone.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with aquatint and burnishing on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 49.53 × 32.39 cm (19 1/2 × 12 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 58.42 × 43.5 cm (23 × 17 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.6.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 189, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

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): no. 168, iii/iii

1990

  • Epstein, Sarah G. Edvard Munch: Master Prints from the Epstein Family Collection. Washington D.C., 1990: page 64.

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 189, iii/iii

Inscriptions

lower right below image in graphite: Edv Munch; lower left margin in graphite by unknown hand: D.G.N. Altes [undeciphered] 19 x 26 1/2 73 alte frau 1e Am Gold

Markings

stamp, verso in red ink: ELS

Wikidata ID

Q77016125

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