Past Exhibition

Edvard Munch

The image shows a person with only the upper part of their body visible. The individual is seated or standing upright, facing forward. Their facial features are lightly sketched, including dark eyes, a defined nose, and mouth, framed by dark hair. They wear a dark garment with a faint high collar, and a circular ornament or brooch at the neck. Vertical wood grain lines create a textured effect. To the left, there is a green-toned window with two panes, implying an interior setting. The background features dark tones, vertical striations, and scattered lines and dots in one corner.
Edvard Munch, Moonlight, 1901, color woodcut on wove paper, The Epstein Family Collection, 1999.112.2

Details

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  • Locations

    West Building, Central Gallery
The image shows a person with only the upper part of their body visible. The individual is seated or standing upright, facing forward. Their facial features are lightly sketched, including dark eyes, a defined nose, and mouth, framed by dark hair. They wear a dark garment with a faint high collar, and a circular ornament or brooch at the neck. Vertical wood grain lines create a textured effect. To the left, there is a green-toned window with two panes, implying an interior setting. The background features dark tones, vertical striations, and scattered lines and dots in one corner.
Edvard Munch, Moonlight, 1901, color woodcut on wove paper, The Epstein Family Collection, 1999.112.2

Overview: 94 prints came from the Epstein family collection, one of the largest Munch collections in the world.

Organization: Senior curator Andrew Robison was the exhibition curator. Sarah G. Epstein wrote an essay on the origin and growth of her family's collection for the catalogue. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Sponsor: Statoil, the national oil company of Norway, supported the exhibition, and Art Services International supported the circulation of the exhibition.

Attendance: 301,834

Catalog: Edvard Munch: Master Prints from the Epstein Family Collection. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990.

Other Venues:

  • Honolulu Academy of Arts, 09/12/1990–10/28/1990
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 11/22/1990–01/06/1991
  • Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, 01/19/1991–03/03/1991
  • Indianapolis Museum of Art, 03/23/1991–05/05/1991
  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 05/26/1991–07/07/1991
  • High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 08/17/1991–11/10/1991
  • Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 11/30/1991–01/12/1991

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