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Melancholy III

A work made of color woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel and fretsaw, on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel and fretsaw, on paper.

Date:

1902

Artist:

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944)
printed by Lassally (German, late 19th-early 20th century)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Edvard Munch

Title

Melancholy III

Place

Norway (Artist's nationality:)

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Printed 1915–1917

Medium

Color woodcut from two blocks, with gouges, chisel and fretsaw, on paper

Dimensions

Image: 37.7 × 47.1 cm (14 7/8 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 44 × 59 cm (17 3/8 × 23 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Prints and Drawings Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1945.228

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