The Insane (Den sinnssyke)

1908 - 1909

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Dansk Reproduktionsanstalt

Printer, Copenhagen

The artwork "The Insane (Den sinnssyke)" depicts a full-length side view of a person standing with a slightly hunched posture. The person has a downcast gaze, with facial features that are delicately drawn, and wears a headscarf or cap. Their hair is tucked under the headwear. The clothing is a loose-fitting robe or gown. The person is positioned next to a tall, oval mirror, which reflects their image. The background is plain. The piece is rendered in a monochromatic, sketch-like style, with the artist's signature visible at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 25 × 11.6 cm (9 13/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.1 × 15.3 cm (13 1/16 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.165.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 317

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2024

  • Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024, pl. 55, repro.

Bibliography

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001: no. 317.

2024

  • Spira, Freyda.Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression. Exh. cat. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024: unpaginated, pl. 55.

Inscriptions

"Ed Munch" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated.

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