Self-Portrait with a Cigar (Selvportrett med sigar)

1908 - 1909

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

This image depicts a portrait sketch of an individual showing the head and upper torso. The person is positioned facing forward with a slightly upward tilt to the head. The facial features are defined with bold lines and the expression appears serious or contemplative. The hair is styled with vague indications of strands, blending into the sketch's dynamic background. The individual is dressed in a suit and tie, with the clothing rendered in strong, angular lines. The background consists of swirling, expressive lines that frame the figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Epstein Family Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 56 × 44.8 cm (22 1/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 66.7 × 51.1 cm (26 1/4 × 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.161.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2012, no. 313

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marlborough Gallery, London, July 2 1984; to the Epstein Family Collection, Washington; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • De grafische kunst van Edvard Munch: Spiegel van zijn leven (The Graphic Art of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His Life), Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, 1985-1986.

1986

  • Edvard Munch: Mirror Reflections: Edvard Munch, "The Frieze of Life" and "The Mirror", Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, 1986.

  • The Prints of Edvard Munch: Mirror of His LIfe, Achenbach Foundation, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1986.

1997

  • Munch and Women: Image and Myth, Portland Art Museum, Portland, 1997.

Inscriptions

"Edv Munch" lower right margin, graphite. Not dated. "(52)" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Selbsportrait mir Zigar" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "SLH" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "L69 [encircled]" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "MLAHK" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "D" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

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