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The Smell of Death

A work made of woodcut on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodcut on paper.

Date:

1915

Artist:

Edvard Munch
Norwegian, 1863-1944

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Edvard Munch

Title

The Smell of Death

Place

Norway (Artist's nationality:)

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1915

Medium

Woodcut on paper

Dimensions

Image: 49.8 × 60 cm (19 5/8 × 23 5/8 in.); Sheet: 55.6 × 66.2 cm (21 15/16 × 26 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1963.301

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