Vampire II
About this artwork
Printmaking was a vital and highly experimental part of Edvard Munch’s artistic practice. To make Vampire II he used a single block of wood, cut into four sections and inked in blue, green and ochre. He produced the brushstroke-like lines in red and grey using lithography. The suffering caused by love was one of Munch’s recurring themes. By replacing his original title for this image, Love and Pain, the woman’s gesture was transformed from a kiss into a vampire bite.
Published November 2023
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artist:Edvard Munch (1863 - 1944) Norwegian
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title:Vampire II
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date created:About 1902
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materials:Colour lithograph and woodcut on paper
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measurements:48.00 x 63.50 cm (framed: 74.50 x 94.20 x 2.10 cm)
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credit line:Collection of the Brochs of Coigach on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland,1998
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accession number:GML 809
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Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch
Norwegian artist Munch trained as an engineer before turning to art in 1881. Around 1885, he moved from painting in an impressionist style to an art dealing with his own emotional turmoil. Munch's most common themes are jealousy, tragedy, sickness and the awakening of sexual desire. His works often...