Black and white print of a woman with dark hair inside a frame featuring an anxious-looking being on the left.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Black and white print of a woman within a frame. The upper portion of the woman’s nude body is visible, though her arms are shadowed and stretched behind her head. Her dark hair is parted in the middle, but the length is hard to discern as it blends into the background. Her eyes are closed, resulting in an emotionless expression as she tilts her head to the right. The frame surrounding the woman is simple with strokes of black throughout and a small, anxious-looking being in the bottom-left corner. Much of the off-white paper surrounding the print is left untouched.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.567
People
Edvard Munch, Norwegian (Loiten, Norway 1863 - 1944 Ekely, Norway)
Title
Madonna
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1895-1902
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/379740

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lithograph printed in black ink on off-white Asian paper, laid down onto a larger sheet
Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 59.5 × 43.9 cm (23 7/16 × 17 5/16 in.)
sheet: 59.6 × 44.2 cm (23 7/16 × 17 3/8 in.)
mount: 71.8 × 53.7 cm (28 1/4 × 21 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • signature: Lower right inside border, graphite: EMunch
  • inscription: Lower center of sheet below border, graphite: 26859
  • inscription: Lower left edge of mount, graphite: 27)
  • inscription: Lower left of mount, graphite: Ri[or 1i]0067
  • inscription: Lower edge of mount, graphite: Sch. 33 A II / # 82972 / IV . 04 K / I yelb[?]
  • stamp: Lower right corner of mount, brownish-black stamp: collector's mark [A. W. von Dietel (Lugt.2722b)]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Albin Woldemar von Dietel (Lugt 2722b). Sold [through F. A. C. Prestel, Frankfurt am Main, October 16-17, 1928, lot 519]. [Christie, Manson & Woods International, New York, April 28, 1979, lot 430] sold; to Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus, New York, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Woll I 2
Standard Reference Number
Woll 39; Schiefler 33 I

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Philip and Lynn Straus Collection
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.567
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Sammlung Dietel: Moderne Graphik, auct. cat., F. A. C. Prestel (Frankfurt, October 16-17, 1928), p 50, lot 519
  • 19th and 20th Century Prints including Prints of La Belle Epoque, auct. cat., Christie, Manson and Woods, Ltd. (New York, April 28, 1979), lot 430, repr. and cover

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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