The Maiden and the Heart (Das Madchen und das Herz)

1896

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image shows a side view of a seated person pouring liquid onto a plant. The person has one knee raised, leaning forward with arms extended. They have a bun hairstyle and a youthful face. The person is nude, surrounded by sketched flowers and insects. The background includes abstract trees or shrubbery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.93

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Woll 2001, no. 55, State iv/iv


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2020

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

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65222834

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