Self-Portrait. "Quarter past two in the Morning"

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Self-Portrait. "Quarter past two in the Morning"

Selvportrett. Klokken to og en kvart natt


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Self-Portrait. "Quarter past two in the Morning"

1940–1943 ( plausible)
watercolour
Wove paper. 302 × 500 mm (h × b × t)
Comment:
This late self-image can be viewed as an echo of Munch’s "The Scream", executed fifty years earlier. The angst radiates from both works, but while it is interpreted as an existential angst in "The Scream", with death as one of several elements, it is primarily a case of pure mortal fear in "Quarter Past Two in the Morning". The main character’s inner turmoil is underscored by the rapid, nervous brushstrokes and the ambiguously defined room.
Bibliography:Munch 150, utst. kat. MM og Nasjonalmuseet, 2013, ill. s. 22

Munch på papir, utst.kat. MM, 2013, ill. 250, s. 276

Edvard Munch, l’oeil moderne, utst. kat. Centre Pompidou, 2011, kat. nr. 132 / ill. s. 305

Munch Själv, utst. kat. Moderna Museet, 2005, kat. nr. 151 / ill. s. 182

Langslet, Lars, Henrik Ibsen, Edvard Munch: To genier møtes, Oslo 1994, ill. s. 93

Munch, utst. kat. Palazzo Reale og Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi, 1985, kat. nr. 133 / ill. s. 172

Eggum, Arne, Edvard Munch: malerier, skisser, og studier, Oslo 1983, ill. s. 281

Munch: Liebe-Angst-Tod. utst. kat. Kunsthalle Bielefeld, 1980, kat. nr. 148 / ill. s. 267

Edvard Munch: tegninger og akvareller, utst. kat. Kunstforeningen, 1979, kat. nr. 23 / ill. s. 23

Edvard Munch, utst. kat. Aarhus Kunstmuseum, 1975, kat. nr. 205 / s. 23

Edvard Munch, 1863-1944, utst. kat. Haus der Kunst München, 1973, kat. nr. 140 / ill. s. 184

Edvard Munch. Tegninger, skisser og studier, utst. kat. MM, 1973, kat. nr. 429 / s. 12

Edvard Munch: Das zeichnerische Werk, utst. kat. Kunstmuseum Bern, 1970, kat. nr. 247
Annotation by Artist:Quarter past two in the morning [brush, upper right]
Portrayed: Edvard Munch (norsk, 1863–1944)
The Munch Museum, MM.T.02433
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