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Edvard Munch
Kvinnehode (Schiefler 259; Woll 288), Edvard Munch

1907

About the Item

Drypoint on gewöhnlichem aber holzfreiem vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the album, Verzeichnis Des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs Bis 1906, 1907. Published by Verlag: Bruno Cassirer, Berlin; printed by Kunstanstalt Carl Sabo, Berlin, 1907. Excerpted from the album (translated from German), This album is printed in CD numbered examples, namely I-VI on Japon, VII-XXX on Echt-Bütten, XXXI-CD on gewöhnlichem aber holzfreiem with two original—drypoint—etchings by Edvard Munch are included. The examples in I-III are removed from the unverstählten, the rest from the verstählten platte abgezogen. The album decoration is drawn by Edvard Munch for his the work. The etchings are printed at Carl Sabo in Berlin. Typography is from Brend'amour, Simhart & Co. in Düsseldorf, the decoration of the album by Knackstedt & Näther made in Hamburg. EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art's most acclaimed images. In Paris, Munch learned much from Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, especially their use of color. In Berlin, he met the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, whom he painted, as he embarked on a major series of paintings he would later call The Frieze of Life, depicting a series of deeply-felt themes such as love, anxiety, jealousy and betrayal, steeped in atmosphere. The Scream was conceived in Kristiania. According to Munch, he was out walking at sunset, when he 'heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature'. The painting's agonized face is widely identified with the angst of the modern person. Between 1893 and 1910, he made two painted versions and two in pastels, as well as a number of prints. One of the pastels would eventually command the fourth highest nominal price paid for a painting at auction. As his fame and wealth grew, his emotional state remained insecure. He briefly considered marriage, but could not commit himself. A mental breakdown in 1908 forced him to give up heavy drinking, and he was cheered by his increasing acceptance by the people of Kristiania and exposure in the city's museums. His later years were spent working in peace and privacy. Although his works were banned in Nazi-occupied Europe, most of them survived World War II, securing him a legacy.
  • Creator:
    Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944, Norwegian)
  • Creation Year:
    1907
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.055 in (23 cm)Width: 5.71 in (14.51 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Auburn Hills, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1465215485392

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