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Head and torso of a nude woman with long red hair

A nude woman shown from the waist up faces toward us, staring pensively, looking down and to the left. Falling down past her breasts and to her waist, her orange hair ends in flame-like curls, concealing her shoulders and arms from view. Her eyes are wide and bright pale green in contrast to the red and orange lines and shading of her hair and face. A bold red horizontal rectangle outline frames the piece on off white paper.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.270
People
Edvard Munch, Norwegian (Loiten, Norway 1863 - 1944 Ekely, Norway)
Title
Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes
Other Titles
Alternate Title: The Sin
Original Language Title: Kvinne med redt hår og grenne eyne. Synden
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1901
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/343040

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lithograph printed in red, yellow, and green ink on cream Japanese paper
Dimensions
image: 69.6 x 40.2 cm (27 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
sheet: 76.5 x 48.5 cm (30 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower margin of sheet below right corner of image, graphite: Edv Munch
  • inscription: lower right corner of sheet, graphite: R5944

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection Munck, Bergen. [Galleri K, Oslo], sold [through Marlborough Gallery, London], to Philip and Lynn Straus (1983-2012); Lynn Straus, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Woll II2/V
Standard Reference Number
Woll 198, Schiefler 142

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Lynn G. Straus in memory of Philip A. Straus
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.270
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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