EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944)

Self-Portrait with Hat I

Details

EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944)
Self-Portrait with Hat I
lithograph printed in bright red, 1927, on ribbed buff wove paper, signed in pencil, a very good impression, the present variant printed in red particularly rare, with wide margins, the upper sheet edge folded, pale light-staining, generally in very good condition
Image 202 x 185 mm., Sheet 492 x 335 mm.

Provenance

Dr. Heinrich Karl Wilhelm Becker (1881-1972), Bielefeld, acquired directly from the artist in 1931, for 50 kr. (according to a letter from Becker to Edvard Munch, dated 9 April 1931 [Munchmuseet MM K 3688]); then by descent to the present owners.

Literature

Woll 681

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Lot Essay

To our knowledge only one impression in red of this rare self-portrait has previously appeared at auction.

“…For months now I have been handling your works, in particular your graphic sheets, so that they have become an intrinsic part of me. During this time you have answered all my requests and you have been so generous and kind to me that I have been able to surround myself with some of your prints. They have become an important part of my being.”
Heinrich Becker to Edvard Munch, in a letter dated 10-12-31 (Munchmuseet MM K 3690)

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