Selvportrett under kvinnemasken

Self-Portrait under the Mask of a Woman

Tempera on unprimed wooden panel
1893

Inventory number: MM.M.00229

Catalogue raisonné: Woll M 310

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Comment
The portrait was probably painted with casein and a drying oil, presumably mixed. Thereafter, Munch has scraped off large portions of the paint in the face, leaving the bare wood to provide the colour tone (Thurmann-Moe 1995).
Title Selvportrett under kvinnemasken (NO) Self-Portrait under the Mask of a Woman (EN) Selbstbildnis unter Frauenmaske (DE)
Painter Edvard Munch, Norwegian
Date 1893
Portrayed Edvard Munch, Norwegian
Classification Paintings
Material/technique Tempera on unprimed wooden panel
Dimensions Image: 70 × 44,5 cm Technical dimensions: 70 × 44,3 cm Framed: 90 × 64,2 × 9,45 cm
Signed Usignert
Owner/Collection Munchmuseet
Inventory number MM.M.00229
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