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Man's Head in Woman's Hair
Man's Head in Woman's Hair

Man's Head in Woman's Hair

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)
1896
Medium/TechniqueColor woodcut from two blocks on thick brown paper; line block printed in greenish gray, color block cut in two pieces and printed simultaneously in orange (woman's head and hair) and dark greenish blue (background)
DimensionsBlock: 54.7 x 38.4 cm (21 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.); Sheet: 70 x 54.3 cm (27 9/16 x 21 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGeorge Peabody Gardner Fund
Accession number41.728
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite, l.r.: Edv MunchProvenance1941, sold by Buchholz Gallery, New York, to the MFA for $90. (Accession Date: November 13, 1941)
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