Ship Being Scrapped (Skipscopphugging)

c. 1916

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a dock area with boats and a ship. Two smaller boats are near the water's edge, close to a walkway with small figures visible. A larger ship with two tall smokestacks is docked in the background. Hills or cliffs with small houses are seen on the horizon. The artwork has bold black lines, an etching-like appearance, and a monochromatic color palette of black and white. Stylized clouds are included in the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.25 × 46.99 cm (21 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.)
    image: 39.37 × 33.34 cm (15 1/2 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.172.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 560 (p. 366)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 8 December 2001); The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, DC.

Associated Names

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