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Edvard Munch
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Edvard Munch
- Attraction II (W. 20; S. 18)
- Signed lower right and inscribed lower left
- Etching with drypoint, 1st state of 3
- plate: 269 by 336 mm 10 5/8 by 13 1/4 in
- sheet: 446 by 601 mm 17 1/2 by 23 5/8 in
Etching and drypoint printed in dark brown with plate tone, 1895, Woll's II of IV, signed in pencil, also signed by the printer, Felsing, on wove paper, framed
Condition
The print is in good condition, with large margins. Four pinholes in the margins (for drying?). Slight mat-stain, light-stain and foxing. Creases in the outer margin and in the corners, one which has become partially separated at upper left. Slight two inch crease in the upper margin at center. Slight soiling, verso and recto. The verso in good condition, aside from horizontal remnants of old tape. Old hinging reinforced at upper edge, verso. One stain from old masking tape at upper right.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"There is a battle that goes on between men and women. Many people call it love". Edvard Munch
Like many of Munch’s images and themes, he explored this iconography many times throughout his oeuvre. In this early etching, Munch repeated the landscape which he used in several paintings and two lithographs.