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Colorful woodcut print of a well-dressed man and woman standing on a rocky shore, staring off into the sea beyond.

Woodcut print of two individuals, facing away from the viewer, gazing towards the sea before them. The woman stands to the left, dressed in a long-sleeved, floor-length blueish-white gown cinched at the waist. Her hair cascades down her back in varying shades of gold and orange. The man, standing to the right, is dressed in a dark suit featuring shades of blue, black and red that match his short hair. Both the sea and sand, on which the pair stand, are largely blurred (though colorful) with rocks of differing colors present throughout.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.600
People
Edvard Munch, Norwegian (Loiten, Norway 1863 - 1944 Ekely, Norway)
Title
Two Human Beings (The Lonely Ones)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones
Original Language Title: To mennesker. De ensomme
Original Language Title: Xwel Menschen, die Einsamen
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1899, printed around 1917
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/379721

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut in pale rose and pale blue with oil and gouache in black, red, yellow, blue, and green on heavy off-white wove paper washed with brown watercolor to make it a tan shade
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
image: 39.4 × 55.6 cm (15 1/2 × 21 7/8 in.)
sheet: 53 × 68.5 cm (20 7/8 × 26 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, in image corner, blue crayon: E Munch

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kaare Berntsen A/S, Oslo], sold; to Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus, New York, 1983, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Woll c.III.2
Standard Reference Number
Woll 157; Schiefler 133

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Philip and Lynn Straus Collection
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.600
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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