Artwork Page for Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes (The Sin)

Details / Information for Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes (The Sin)

Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes (The Sin)

1901

Edvard Munch

(Norwegian, 1863–1944)
Culture
Norway
Medium
color lithograph
Measurements
Sheet: 77.7 x 49.2 cm (30 9/16 x 19 3/8 in.); Image: 69.8 x 40.2 cm (27 1/2 x 15 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1983.185
Catalogue raisonné
Schiefler 142
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
Not on view
Print
?

Did You Know?

Edvard Munch often used red hair in his paintings, drawings, and prints as a symbol of sexuality.

Description

The fatal women and embracing couples in Picasso’s art of the early 1900s exhibit striking affinities with the same themes in the prints of Norwegian symbolist Edvard Munch. Munch’s paintings and prints were widely circulated in Paris, shown at exhibitions, and available through dealers and fellow artists. Long hair as a key symbol of the fatal woman’s sexual allure is a recurrent theme in Munch’s art, as evident in this lithograph of 1900.
A vertically oriented color lithograph depicts a woman with light skin tone from the waist up. Her yellow face is centered within a dense mass of dark red hair flowing down both sides. She gazes forward with large green eyes and closed lips. Thin yellow lines define her nude breasts and navel against a cream background. A thin brown border frames the composition, emphasizing the flowing, textured volume of her hair.

Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes (The Sin)

1901

Edvard Munch

(Norwegian, 1863–1944)
Norway

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

Contact Us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please fill out the appropriate request form linked below:

Update or Correct Artwork Information

Imagery or Rights for Non-Open-Access Artworks

Report a Website Issue

Further Questions About This Artwork