PrintsNorwegian19th-20th century

Madonna

1895-1902

Artists

Edvard MunchArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Lithograph

Medium

Lithograph in black, dark red, beige, and blue printed from the keystone and three color plates on China paper

Culture

Norwegian

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 60.2 × 44.1 cm (23 11/16 × 17 3/8 in.) sheet: 82.5 × 58.5 cm (32 1/2 × 23 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Kaare Berntsen A/S, Oslo] sold; to Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus, New York, 1972, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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