Edvard Munch

Lithograph, 1895, a very good, rich impression of this important subject, Woll's state D I, an unsigned impression, on china paper, a rare version with the lower part of the sheet trimmed above the embryo and trimmed along the inner borderline (Woll records similar impressions trimmed by the artist or another hand), repaired tear at upper right corner, lower and upper left tips of sheet restored and other slight defects

Other slight defects includes a very few scuff marks in Madonna's hair. The tear is 50mm long, appears to be partly backed and touched in with pen and ink in places. There is a further tiny vertical tear to upper right corner backed by hinging tape and a further possible repaired tear to the same area only visible verso.
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