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Salome Paraphrase

Salome Paraphrase

MM.G.00581-07
Harvesting Figures and Cows in a Landscape

Harvesting Figures and Cows in a Landscape

MM.T.02547-001
Eyes. The Voice

Eyes. The Voice

MM.T.02547-007-recto
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a) Sketch with variations on "The Hands" b) Sketch with unidentified motif

a) Sketch with variations on "The Hands" b) Sketch with unidentified motif

MM.T.02547-007-verso
Avtrykk

Avtrykk

MM.T.02547-008
Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones

Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones

MM.T.02547-009
Man and Woman Against a Town Landscape

Man and Woman Against a Town Landscape

MM.T.02547-011
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Woman in the Moonlight. The Voice

Woman in the Moonlight. The Voice

MM.T.02547-013
Mystical Shore.

Mystical Shore.

MM.T.02547-017
The Kiss IV

The Kiss IV

MM.T.02547-021
Handwritten text. "The pause when the whole world stopped in its tracks"

Handwritten text. "The pause when the whole world stopped in its tracks"

MM.T.02547-024
Madonna

Madonna

MM.T.02547-025
Handwritten text. "When You left me across the ocean"

Handwritten text. "When You left me across the ocean"

MM.T.02547-027
Separation II

Separation II

MM.T.02547-029
Encounter in Space

Encounter in Space

MM.T.02547-033
Vampire II

Vampire II

MM.T.02547-037
Man's Head in Woman's Hair

Man's Head in Woman's Hair

MM.T.02547-041
Avtrykk etter tidligere innklebet litografi Kvinnen

Avtrykk etter tidligere innklebet litografi Kvinnen

MM.T.02547-042
Evening. Melancholy I

Evening. Melancholy I

MM.T.02547-045
The Alley

The Alley

MM.T.02547-047
The Urn

The Urn

MM.T.02547-049
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Handwritten text. "I was walking along the road with two friends"

Handwritten text. "I was walking along the road with two friends"

MM.T.02547-053
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Handwritten text. "The empty cross"

Handwritten text. "The empty cross"

MM.T.02547-056
The Fallen

The Fallen

MM.T.02547-059
Handwritten text. "Up from my rotting carcass"

Handwritten text. "Up from my rotting carcass"

MM.T.02547-060
Blossom of Pain

Blossom of Pain

MM.T.02547-063
Decorative Design

Decorative Design

MM.T.02547-065
Funeral March

Funeral March

MM.T.02547-073
In the Land of Crystals

In the Land of Crystals

MM.T.02547-075
Man's Head Beneath Woman's Breast

Man's Head Beneath Woman's Breast

MM.T.02547-081
The Human Mountain

The Human Mountain

MM.T.02547-083
A Vision. Draft of an Illustration

A Vision. Draft of an Illustration

MM.T.02547-085
Cascade of Blood

Cascade of Blood

MM.T.02547-104
Fire and Naked People I

Fire and Naked People I

MM.T.02547-105
Blood Waterfall

Blood Waterfall

MM.T.02547-109
The Tree I

The Tree I

MM.T.02547-135
The United States of Europe II

The United States of Europe II

MM.T.02547-137
Stalking Panther

Stalking Panther

MM.T.02547-139
Housework

Housework

MM.T.02547-141
Nude

Nude

MM.T.02547-143
Norwegian Landscape

Norwegian Landscape

MM.T.02547-145
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Handwritten text. "The kiss"

Handwritten text. "The kiss"

MM.T.02547-a01
The Tree of Knowledge: Title Page with Vignette

The Tree of Knowledge: Title Page with Vignette

MM.T.02547-a03
Handwritten text. "The Earth’s mould longed for air"

Handwritten text. "The Earth’s mould longed for air"

MM.T.02547-a05
Naked Woman in Storm. With handwritten text: "The air preyed upon the earth"

Naked Woman in Storm. With handwritten text: "The air preyed upon the earth"

MM.T.02547-a07
Handwritten text. "It was dark and murky"

Handwritten text. "It was dark and murky"

MM.T.02547-a09
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Handwritten text. "The earth spewed flames"

Handwritten text. "The earth spewed flames"

MM.T.02547-a11
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Sun Motif. Handwritten text. "The earth spewed flames towards the ends of the universe"

Sun Motif. Handwritten text. "The earth spewed flames towards the ends of the universe"

MM.T.02547-a13
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Handwritten text. "The earth spewed flames towards the ends of the universe"

Handwritten text. "The earth spewed flames towards the ends of the universe"

MM.T.02547-a14
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Handwritten text. "We do not die / the world dies from us"

Handwritten text. "We do not die / the world dies from us"

MM.T.02547-a17
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Handwritten text. "Nothing is small, nothing is great"

Handwritten text. "Nothing is small, nothing is great"

MM.T.02547-a19
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Handwritten text. "Joy is the companion of sorrow"

Handwritten text. "Joy is the companion of sorrow"

MM.T.02547-a20
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Text and drawing from The Tree of Knowledge. "A BIRD OF PREY HAS TAKEN / ABODE INSIDE OF ME"

Text and drawing from The Tree of Knowledge. "A BIRD OF PREY HAS TAKEN / ABODE INSIDE OF ME"

MM.T.02547-a21
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Reclining Man with bloody hand

Reclining Man with bloody hand

MM.T.02547-a23
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The Human Being and its Circles. With handwritten text

The Human Being and its Circles. With handwritten text

MM.T.02547-a25
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Illustration for Handwritten text: "The earth loved the air"

Illustration for Handwritten text: "The earth loved the air"

MM.T.02547-a27
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Handwritten text. "There was a high hill with green grass"

Handwritten text. "There was a high hill with green grass"

MM.T.02547-a28
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Illustration for "The Human Being and its Three Power Centres"

Illustration for "The Human Being and its Three Power Centres"

MM.T.02547-a29
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Text and drawing from The Tree of Knowledge. "NOTHING IS SMALL NOTHING IS GREAT –"

Text and drawing from The Tree of Knowledge. "NOTHING IS SMALL NOTHING IS GREAT –"

MM.T.02547-a31
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Illustration for handwritten text: "My soul is like two wild birds"

Illustration for handwritten text: "My soul is like two wild birds"

MM.T.02547-a33
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Handwritten text. "The pause when the whole world stopped in its tracks"

Handwritten text. "The pause when the whole world stopped in its tracks"

MM.T.02547-a35
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Handwritten text. "The Urn / Rebirth"

Handwritten text. "The Urn / Rebirth"

MM.T.02547-a39
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Handwritten text. "I see all the people"

Handwritten text. "I see all the people"

MM.T.02547-a41
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Faces. Illustration to a Handwritten Text: "A Mysterious Gaze"

Faces. Illustration to a Handwritten Text: "A Mysterious Gaze"

MM.T.02547-a43
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Handwritten text. "When we stood fronting each other"

Handwritten text. "When we stood fronting each other"

MM.T.02547-a45
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Handwritten text. "Human fates are like the planets"

Handwritten text. "Human fates are like the planets"

MM.T.02547-a47
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Even the stone’s hard mass is alive –

Even the stone’s hard mass is alive –

MM.T.02547-a49
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Handwritten text. "I felt our love"

Handwritten text. "I felt our love"

MM.T.02547-a51
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The Wave. Illustration for handwritten text: "Moonlight glides across your countenance"

The Wave. Illustration for handwritten text: "Moonlight glides across your countenance"

MM.T.02547-a53-recto
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Metabolism

Metabolism

MM.T.02547-a53-verso
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Handwritten text. "The land of crystals –"

Handwritten text. "The land of crystals –"

MM.T.02547-a55
Skisse- og notatbøker

Tree of Knowledge

1892–1930 (uncertain)
Perm: grå "marmorert" kartong, lerretsrygg. 645 × 485 × 0,3 mm (h × b × t)
Comment:I Munchmuseet finnes det en tykk perm, der Munch har limt inn mange av de viktigste grafiske motivene, samt en del tegninger. I tillegg til 99 tykke innbundne kartongark, omfatter permen mer enn tyve løse ark, også de av kartong, som var stukket inn mellom de faste sidene, for det meste i permens første halvdel. På disse løse arkene har Munch skrevet en rekke tekster, oftest med mangefargede bokstaver og ikke sjelden illustrert med tegninger, som enten er fastlimt eller tegnet direkte på kartongen. Blant disse løse tekstsidene er det en tittelside der den bibelske teksten "KUNSKABENS TRÆ PAA GODT OG ONDT" er skrevet med grønn og rød fargestift (MM.T.02547-a03). Selv om det er lite som tyder på at de løse sidene og selve permen opprinnelig var planlagt som en enhet, har likevel hele boken blitt kjent som "Kunnskapen tre".
Om denne boken var et resultat av Munchs strev for å skape orden i sin kunst eller om det var et forsøk på å realisere sin gamle plan om å samle de viktigste motivene med tanke på publisering, er vanskelig å si.
"Kunnskapen tre" inneholder verken merkelapper eller påskrifter som kunne gitt oss et hint om når den kom i stand. Mange av de innlimte kunstverkene, særlig tegningene, må ha blitt til før 1900, men mange har også opplagt blitt til langt senere.
De løse arkene kan skilles fra de faste ved at de har bokstaven «a» i objektnummeret, som i den ovenfor nevnte tittelsiden. (GW)

Bibliography:Edvard Munch: Symbols and Images, utst. kat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1978, s. 249-255
The Munch Museum, MM.T.02547
Is Virtual: false