Encounter in Space (Møte i verdensrommet)

1902

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Otto Felsing

Printer, German, 1854 - 1920

Flowing, organic shapes and lines converge in the center of the image to create an abstract representation. The lines form a figure resembling a rabbit with elongated ears and a rounded body, appearing as though it is leaping through a textured background. Smaller, irregular forms are scattered around the main shape, contributing to the abstract nature of the print.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and open bite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.9 × 18.7 cm (5 1/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 × 32 cm (9 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.101.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 168

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1979; to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 168.

Inscriptions

"Edv Munch" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "O Felsing Berlin gdr." lower left margin, graphite, printer's hand. "73" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "W [illeg.] M." verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "85" verso, upper right sheet, blue crayon, unknown hand. "F [illeg.]" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "C 73/2" verso, lower right sheet, blue crayon, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

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