Two Women on the Shore (Frauen am Meeresufer)

1898 / c.1917 or later (1920s?)

Edvard Munch

Associated Names
Edvard Munch

Artist, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

Edvard Munch

Printer, Norwegian, 1863 - 1944

The image depicts abstract shapes, including two figures and various geometric elements, set against a backdrop of contrasting colors. On the left, there is a black figure and a red figure. The scene is set on a sandy ground with white and tan shapes. In the background, there is a curving green shape and a wavy blue line. To the right, there is a large yellow 'i'-shaped symbol with a dot above it.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2001

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

2003

  • "Edvard Munch -- Theme and Variation", Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, 2003, no. 109.

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

recto: none; verso: at upper left in brown ink in later hand: Nr. 83 [written upsidedown]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65567891

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