Professor Jacobsen

1908/1909

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a charcoal sketch of a man's upper body, featuring only his head and shoulders. He faces the viewer directly. The man has defined facial features, including a mustache and a beard. His hair is drawn neatly around his head. He wears a collared shirt with a loosely tied scarf or bow at the neck, suggesting formal attire. The background is plain, showing the paper texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transfer lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 51.5 × 29.7 cm (20 1/4 × 11 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 64 × 47.1 cm (25 3/16 × 18 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.12.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 303, State a

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Edvard Munch, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, PA, 1966.

2020

  • Edvard Munch and the Cycle of Life, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, 2020, no cat.

2024

  • Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024, pl. 52, repro.

Bibliography

1907

  • Schiefler, Gustav. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs bis 1906. vol. 1. Berlin, 1907 (reprinted 1974); and Schiefler, Gustav. Edvard Munch. Das graphische Werk 1906-1926. vol. 2. Berlin, 1927. (reprinted 1974).

2001

  • Woll, Gerd. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. New York, 2001.

2024

  • Spira, Freyda.Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression. Exh. cat. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2024: unpaginated, pl. 52.

Inscriptions

"Ed Munch" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "[illeg.] 1777 [illeg.]" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "#20591/275." verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"NGA" stamp, verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65072009

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