Two Women on the Shore

1898 / 1904-1906

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Edvard Munch

Printer, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image features bold, flowing lines and blocks of color. In the foreground, there are two human-like shapes: one is a black silhouette with subtle details resembling a person seated or crouching, while the other is a taller, white shape with a red head that evokes a standing figure looking towards the horizon. The abstract scene suggests a landscape with a dark green ground and a flowing yellow and blue sky. There is a bright yellow circle above the horizon line, casting reflections on a water-like surface below.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001.

2003

  • "Edvard Munch -- Theme and Variation", Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, 2003, no. 105.

2013

  • Edvard Munch: A 150th Anniversary Tribute, NGA, 2013.

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.

Inscriptions

lower right below image in graphite: Ed Munch Am Strand ["on the beach"]

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q65567882

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