A Mother's Joy (Morsglede)

1902

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image is a sketch of two individuals. The first person is sitting, looking towards the second person. This person has distinct facial features and neat, styled back hair. The clothing suggests a simple outfit. The second person, a child, is looking upwards with lively expression. The child has short, tousled hair. The background is plain and the paper shows signs of aging.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    framed: 78.74 × 53.66 × 3.49 cm (31 × 21 1/8 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.101.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 213 (p. 207)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Linde Family; to the Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 18 July 1968; 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. 213.

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