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''Model by the Wicker Chair'' is a 1919–1921 painting by the Norwegian artist
''Model by the Wicker Chair'' is a 1919–1921 painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch ( , ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, ''The Scream'' (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images.
His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dr ...
that is in the collection of the Munch Museum in Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
.
Through a bequest from the Munch Museum, a different version of this painting has been in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1944.
Description
The painting depicts a femaleart model
An art model poses, often nude, for visual artists as part of the creative process, providing a reference for the human body in a work of art. As an occupation, modeling requires the often strenuous ' physical work' of holding poses for the requ ...
standing next to a wicker
Wicker is the oldest furniture making method known to history, dating as far back as 5,000 years ago. It was first documented in ancient Egypt using pliable plant material, but in modern times it is made from any pliable, easily woven material. ...
chair.
Exhibitions
The painting was on display in New York City at theMuseum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
as part of its "Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul" exhibition, which opened on February 19, 2006 and ran through May 8, 2006.
The painting was on display in Madrid, Spain at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum as part of its "Edvard Munch: Archetypes" exhibition, which opened on October 6, 2015 and ran through January 17, 2016.
The painting was on display in New York City at the Neue Galerie as part of its "Munch and Expressionism" exhibition, which opened on February 18, 2016 and ran through June 13, 2016. It was 1 of only 19 ‘Oil on canvas’ works by Munch chosen to be a part of this exhibition, as selected by curator Jill Lloyd
Jill Lloyd is a writer and curator specializing in 20th-century art, twentieth-century art, with particular expertise for German and Austrian art. She has organised many critically acclaimed exhibitions for leading museums and has published wid ...
together with art historian Reinhold Heller.
See also
*List of paintings by Edvard Munch
This is a complete list of paintings by Edvard Munch (12 December 186323 January 1944) a Norwegian symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, '' The Scream'' (1893), is part of a ...
Notes
References
* {{Edvard Munch Nude art Paintings by Edvard Munch Paintings in the Munch Museum Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art