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Black and white print on beige paper of a well-dressed man and woman standing side-by-side, staring off into the distance.

Black and white print on beige 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, dark hair cascades down her back. The man, standing to the right, is largely featureless due to the matching darkness of his suit, hair, and possible hat. The ground on which the two stand appears to be rolling, slope-like, and possibly rocky. The distance is hazy and largely without detail, but a smattering of lines may suggest that the background is a wavy sea.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.560
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: Zwei Menschen. Die Einsamen
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1894-1895
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/379750

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Drypoint, etching, and plate tone printed in black ink on beige wove paper
Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
image: 15.5 × 21.4 cm (6 1/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
plate mark: 16.8 × 22.6 cm (6 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
sheet: 33.7 × 47.5 cm (13 1/4 × 18 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, left of center, in plate mark, bkue stamp:
    P A S / L G S [Philip A. Straus and Lynn G. Straus (Lugt 5642)]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Fearnley Collection, Oslo. [Kaare Berntsen, Oslo], sold; to Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus, New York, 1978, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Woll b VI
Standard Reference Number
Woll 13; Schiefler 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Philip and Lynn Straus Collection
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.560
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • 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. 116
  • 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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