Kristiania Bohemians II (Kristiania-Boheme II)

1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Otto Felsing

Printer, German, 1854 - 1920

There is a drawing of a group of people seated around a dining table. The figures are in formal attire and the scene suggests a social gathering or dinner. The characters have exaggerated facial features. The table is decorated with various items, including a wine bottle and glass. In the background are more figures. The lines are rough and textured, creating an eerie atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, open bite, and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.2 × 39 cm (11 1/2 × 15 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.6 × 59.6 cm (17 3/16 × 23 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.161.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • The Prints of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His Life, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Portland Art Museum, Portland; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, 1983-1984.

1984

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

  • Alpha and Omega. Its Gestation and Resolution, Sarah Lawrence College Gallery, Bronxville, 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, 1986.

1997

  • Munch and Women: Image and Myth, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego; Portland Art Museum, Portland; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1997.

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "O Felsing Berlin gdr" lower left margin, graphite, printer's hand. "A2912436" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg.] 103" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "C-EA" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

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