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Cool-toned print of a well-dressed man and woman standing on a rocky shore, staring off into the distance.

Largely black and dark green print on tan paper of two individuals, facing away into the distance. The woman stands to the left, dressed in a long-sleeved, floor-length, gown that is cinched at the waist. Her long, orange hair cascades down her back. The man, standing to the right, is largely featureless due to the matching darkness of his suit, hair, and the shore underneath. The ground on which the two stand appears to be rolling, slope-like, and possibly rocky. The distance is a dark green with a few white lines, suggesting the background may be a wavy sea.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.602
People
Edvard Munch, Norwegian (Loiten, Norway 1863 - 1944 Ekely, Norway)
Title
Two human beings. The lonely ones
Other Titles
Original Language Title: To mennesker. De ensomme
Original Language Title: Zwei Menschen, die Einsamen
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1899
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/379732

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in orange, yellow, black, and dark greenish blue on tan wove paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
image: 39.4 × 55.6 cm (15 1/2 × 21 7/8 in.)
sheet: 43.3 × 58.7 cm (17 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower sheet margin to right, below image corner, graphite: Edv Munch
  • collector's mark: verso, lower right, blue stamp:
    P A S / - / L G S [Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus (Lugt 5642)]
  • inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: Zwei Menschen / Farben Holz - 1899 / Gedruckt mit Zuschnitten Platte / 63 a[superscript]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby's, London, November 26, 1979, lot 238], sold; to Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus, New York, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Woll c.IV.1
Standard Reference Number
Woll 157; Schiefler 133 III

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Philip and Lynn Straus Collection
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.602
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Catalogue of Important Prints, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, November 26-28, 1979), lot 238, repr.
  • Elizabeth Prelinger, Edvard Munch: Master Printmaker, exh. cat., W. W. Norton & Company and Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum (New York and London, 1983), pl. 117
  • Elizabeth Prelinger, Guide to the Exhibition "Edvard Munch: Master Printmaker. Prints from The Philip and Lynn Straus Collection", brochure, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1983), checklist

Exhibition History

  • Edvard Munch: Master Printmaker, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 10/06/1983 - 11/27/1983; Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, 01/29/1984 - 03/25/1984

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