Kristiania Bohemians I (Kristiania-Boheme I)

1895

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Carl Sabo

Printer, German

L. Angerer

Printer, German

Otto Felsing

Printer, German, 1854 - 1920

The image shows several individuals sitting around a table in a dimly lit setting. They are shown from the waist up, engaging in conversation. One man is leaning on the table, while another person next to him is talking to someone across from them. The woman across from them has her hair tied back and is holding a drink. The table is filled with bottles and glassware, indicating a social gathering. The background features shadowy figures and unidentifiable structures, adding to the intimate ambiance of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 × 28.9 cm (8 1/8 × 11 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 × 48.4 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.172.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 15 III (p. 48)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 13 June 1975); The Epstein Family Collection, Washington, DC.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • The Paris Style 1900: Art Nouveau Bing, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; The Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, New York, 1986-1987.

1999

  • Edvard Munch: Prints from the Epstein Family Collection, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Hiroshima Museum of Art, Hiroshima; Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Fukuoka; Sogo Museum of Art, Chiba, 1999.

Inscriptions

"Edvard Munch 5" lower right margin, graphite.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

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