Moonrise (Mäneoppgang)
Edvard Munch
Norwegian, 1863–1944
1908-09
A lithograph print by Edvard Munch that pairs two seated figures with a moonlit horizon to evoke intimate melancholy and atmospheric feeling.
Its spare, horizontal layout and restless, sketchy strokes immediately focus attention on the couple's closeness set against a broad, empty sea and a tiny, luminous moon.
By using lithography's immediacy to prioritize mood and inner experience over naturalistic detail, Munch helped establish printmaking as a powerful medium for modern psychological expression and influenced later expressionist practice.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
composition: 8 9/16 x 18 3/8" (21.7 x 46.7 cm); sheet: 12 3/8 x 20 11/16" (31.4 x 52.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Samuel A. Berger
Accession
395.1954
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