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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2012.258
People
Edvard Munch, Norwegian (Loiten, Norway 1863 - 1944 Ekely, Norway)
Title
Inger in a Red Dress
Other Titles
Former Title: Girl in a Red Dress (Inger Munch)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1896
Culture
Norwegian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/343022

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil and crayon on board
Dimensions
irregular: 98.6 x 62 cm (38 13/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
frame: 111.7 x 75 cm (44 x 29 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l.: E Munch 1896

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Henrik Bull (by 1951). Otto Tschudi, (c.1953-1986), sold; [Christie's London, March 31, 1987 (Lot 82). Lynn and Philip Straus, New York (2002-2004); Lynn Straus (2004-2012) gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum/Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

NOTE
Henrik Bull(1864-1953) was an architect who designed Munch's studio; according to gallery records on file, he received the painting from the artist.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Lynn G. Straus in memory of Philip A. Straus
Accession Year
2012
Object Number
2012.258
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Gerd Woll, Edvard Munch: Complete Paintings, Thames & Hudson (London, 2009), vol. 1, no. 355, repr., p. 1661
  • "Lugt 5642: Philip Albert Straus et Lynn Gross Straus", Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, Fondation Custodia (June 2020), http://www.marquesdecollections.fr/detail.cfm/marque/13157, accessed July 20, 2020

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