Auction Friday December 12 2014 at 15:00

The Annual Norwegian Edvard Munch Sale 2014

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Self-portrait with a Cigar
1
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Self-portrait with a Cigar

Lithograph printed in black on medium heavy cream paper

Sheet: 607x455 mm Image: 565x455 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
1908-09
Woll 313.

Estimate
NOK 200,000–300,000
Hammer price
NOK 250,000
Woman and Man galloping, Gardermoen
2
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Woman and Man galloping, Gardermoen

Pencil and colour-pencil in green and red on heavy cream paper

9x11
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
Annotated in pen on the back of the paper: «Frk. Liv Berg.» (Miss Liv Berg). Inscription with among other things this annotation on the back of the framing: "Gave fra frk Liv Berg - Tidligere husholderske hos Edv. Munch" (Gift from miss Liv Berg – Former housekeeper to Edv. Munch).

Estimate
NOK 40,000–60,000
Hammer price
NOK 62,000
Tiergarten, Berlin
3
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Tiergarten, Berlin

Intaglio print printed in black on medium thin cream wove
Sheet: 326x341-346 mm Image: 118x150 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
Annotated probably by the artist in pencil lower right: "Thiergarten".
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
1895
Woll 30 b.

Estimate
NOK 30,000–40,000
Hammer price
NOK 32,000
The Girl at the Window
4
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)The Girl at the Window

Intaglio print printed in black on medium heavy cream wove

Sheet: 440x333 mm Image: 202x145 mm
Unsigned
1894
Woll 5.

Estimate
NOK 100,000
Hammer price
NOK 160,000
Woman Putting on her Nightgown
5
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Woman Putting on her Nightgown

Intaglio print printed in black on heavy cream wove

Sheet: 503-505x345 mm Image: 276-280x180-183 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
Annotated in pencil by the artist lower right, under the signature: "Avant lettre".
1896
Woll 52.

Estimate
NOK 100,000–150,000
Unsold
Portrait of a Young Woman
6
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Portrait of a Young Woman

Intaglio print printed in brownish-black on medium heavy cream wove

Sheet: 397x298 mm Image: 130x105 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv. Munch
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
1894
Woll 2 b II.

Estimate
NOK 300,000–400,000
Unsold
Kristiania Bohemians I
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Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Kristiania Bohemians I

Intaglio print printed in black on medium heavy cream wove

Sheet: 301x368 mm Image: 207x285 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
1895
Woll 15.

Estimate
NOK 150,000–200,000
Hammer price
NOK 150,000
Summernight. The Voice
8
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Summernight. The Voice

Intaglio print printed in brown on heavy cream wove

Sheet: 421-424x596 mm Image: 240x317 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
1894
Woll 12 III.

Estimate
NOK 700,000–900,000
Hammer price
NOK 680,000 to be approved
Attraction II
9
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Attraction II

Intaglio print printed in brown on heavy cream paper

Sheet: 440x598 mm Image: 215x313 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
1895
Woll 20 II b.

Estimate
NOK 400,000–600,000
Hammer price
NOK 400,000
The Kiss
10
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)The Kiss

Intaglio print printed in brownish on medium heavy cream wove

Sheet: 590x434 mm Image: 345x277 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
1895
Woll 23 b.

Estimate
NOK 900,000–1,000,000
Hammer price
NOK 850,000 to be approved
Madonna
11
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Madonna

Colourlithograph printed in black, olive-green, blue and red on thin brownish paper, laminated on board

Sheet: 685x493 mm Image: 563x351 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
1895/1902
Woll 39 VII.

Estimate
NOK 800,000–1,000,000
Hammer price
NOK 800,000
The Sick Child I
12
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)The Sick Child I

Lithograph printed in black on thin greyish paper, laminated on board

Sheet: 425x561-565 mm Image: 420x561-565 mm
Signed in the stone lower right: E Munch
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
1896
Woll 72.

Estimate
NOK 700,000–900,000
Hammer price
NOK 675,000
The Sin
13
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)The Sin

Lithograph printed in black on medium heavy cream paper

Sheet: 767x470-472 mm Image: 695x400 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
1902
Woll 198 I.

Estimate
NOK 500,000–600,000
Hammer price
NOK 480,000
The Woman II
14
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)The Woman II(1895)

Intaglio print printed in black on heavy white wove
Sheet: 385-390x494-497 mm Image: 297x347 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv. Munch

Estimate
NOK 1,000,000–1,500,000
Unsold
Death in the Sickroom
15
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Death in the Sickroom

Lithograph printed in black on thin Japan paper

Sheet: 395-397x559 mm Image: 385x560 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
Annotated in pencil lower left: No 8 (50 written over 8) Ekely den (the) 4/ ... ... (16?).
1896
Woll 65.

Estimate
NOK 600,000–800,000
Unsold
Salome
16
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Salome

Lithograph printed in black on thin Japan paper, laminated

Sheet: 532x386 mm Image: 395x305 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
1903
Woll 245.

Estimate
NOK 300,000–500,000
Unsold
Inheritance
17
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Inheritance

Lithograph printed in black on medium thin cream paper

Sheet: 586x466-469 mm Image: 440x315 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
Printed by Hagen.
1916 (?)
Woll 603.

Estimate
NOK 200,000
Unsold
Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones.
18
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones.

Woodcut printed in black and greyish-blue on thin Japan paper, laminated

Sheet: 430x562 mm Image: 393x545 mm
Annotated by the artist in pencil lower left: "Zwei Menschen" (Two People)
Annotated in brown pastel, probably by the artist, lower right, under the signature: "Lashally".
1899
Woll 157.

Estimate
NOK 2,000,000–3,000,000
Hammer price
NOK 2,000,000
Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes. The Sin
19
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes. The Sin

Lithograph printed in yellow, red and blue on thin Japan paper

Sheet: 943x557 mm Image: 695x399 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: E Munch
Annotated with dedication by the artist in pencil lower right: "Til fru Julie Holmboe venligst fra Forf.» (To Mrs Julie Holmboe (the name has been tried errased) Yours from the Author).
Probably did Edvard Munch together with the print send Mrs Julie Holmboe something he had written, it might have been something about “The Frieze of Life”, and so it was natural for him to refer to himself as “the author”.

Estimate
NOK 1,100,000–1,300,000
Hammer price
NOK 1,025,000
Melancholy
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Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Melancholy

Woodcut printed in black on heavy beige China paper

Sheet: 562x643 mm Image: 385x457 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
Annotated by the artist in pencil lower right: «Abend Holz» (Evening Wood).
1902
Woll 203 III I.

Estimate
NOK 1,300,000–1,500,000
Unsold
Hjørdis Gierløff 1914
21
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Hjørdis Gierløff 1914

Intaglio print printed in black on medium thin cream paper

Sheet: 402-405x258 mm Image: 235-238x160 mm
Signed and dated in pencil lower right E Munch 1914
Annotated by the artist in pencil lower right: "(S) Pröve 2 Tilstand" ((S) Trial 2 State).
Printed by the artist.
1913-14
Woll 438.

Estimate
NOK 30,000–40,000
Hammer price
NOK 38,000
Paul Cassirer's Daughter
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Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Paul Cassirer's Daughter

Intaglio print printed in black on medium thin cream paper

Sheet: 493-497x385-390 mm Image: 360x267 mm
Signed lower right: Edv. Munch
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
Annotated in pencil lower left: "Sch. 248. Sachs 263. Aus den Drucken” (From the Printing) “1-5".
Annotated in pencil lower right: "1463".
1906
Woll 278.

Estimate
NOK 50,000–70,000
Hammer price
NOK 50,000
Life and Death
23
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Life and Death

Intaglio print printed in brownish on heavy beige paper

Sheet: 497x340-341 mm Image: 189x149 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv. Munch
Printer’s signature in pencil lower left: O Felsing Berlin gdr.
1902 (or earlier)
Woll 194 b.

Estimate
NOK 60,000–80,000
Hammer price
NOK 82,000
Model Warming her Hands
24
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Model Warming her Hands

Intaglio print printed in black on medium thin cream paper

Sheet: 335-338x238 mm Image: 273x178 mm
Unsigned
The print is printed on the backside of a chart of the Fjord of Kristiania. Printed by NGO (The Norwegian Geographical Society).
1896
Woll 53 b.

Estimate
NOK 100,000–150,000
Unsold
Standing red Nude
25
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Standing red Nude

Pastel in red on cream paper

39x22.3-23
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv Munch
The Model might be Frøydis Mjølstad, who modelled for Munch in the years 1916 to 1925.

Estimate
NOK 120,000–150,000
Unsold
Winter Landscape with Red House at Ekely
26
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Winter Landscape with Red House at Ekely

Watercolour in blue, red, green and brown and pastel in white on heavy cream paper

50x64.5 cm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv. Munch

Estimate
NOK 600,000–800,000
Unsold
P.A. Munch's Tombstone in Rome
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Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)P.A. Munch's Tombstone in Rome

Lithograph printed in black on thin cream paper

Sheet: 376-380x278-284 mm Image: 270x215 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv. Munch
1927
Woll 680.

Estimate
NOK 15,000–20,000
Hammer price
NOK 54,000
Inheritance
28
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Inheritance

Lithograph printed in black on medium thin cream paper

Sheet: 464-472x369-370 mm Image: 440x315 mm
Signed in pencil lower right: Edv. Munch
Printed by Hagen.
1916 (?)
Woll 603.

Estimate
NOK 80,000–100,000
Hammer price
NOK 95,000
Mrs Marie Linde
29
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Mrs Marie Linde

Lithograph printed in black on heavy beige China paper

Sheet: 446x354 mm Image: 200x150 mm
Unsigned
1902
Woll 222.

Estimate
NOK 30,000
Unsold
Self-portrait with Hat I
30
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Self-portrait with Hat I

Lithograph printed in black on medium thin cream wove

Sheet: 500x375 mm Image: 202x185 mm
Unsigned
Annotated in pen lower right: Selvportret av Edvard Munch (Self-portrait by Edvard Munch)
1927
Woll 681

Estimate
NOK 30,000–50,000
Hammer price
NOK 30,000
Two children playing
31
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Two children playing

Pencil on thin cream paper

86x151 mm
Annotated lower right: E. Munch. 80 I. M.
Annotated lower left: Til Egil fra Inger Munch. Dec 46. (To Egil from Inger Munch. Dec 46.).

Estimate
NOK 30,000–40,000
Hammer price
NOK 30,000
Landscape with trees
32
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Landscape with trees

Pencil on thin cream paper

107x159 mm
Signed and dated lower right: E. Munch. 1880. Annotated: Til Ingrid fra Inger. (E. Munch. 1880. To Ingrid from Inger.).

Estimate
NOK 20,000–30,000
Hammer price
NOK 34,000
The Woman and the Bear
33
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)The Woman and the Bear

Lithograph in black on heavy beige paper

Sheet: 285-288x277-280 mm Image: 198x215 mm
Unsigned
Annotated lower right: Av serien Alfa og Omega. Av Edvard Munch. Fra Inger Munch 1945. (From the Series Alpha and Omega. By Edvard Munch. From Inger Munch 1945.). Annotated lower left: Til Ole Tronhuus.
1908-09
Woll 362.

Estimate
NOK 25,000–30,000
Hammer price
NOK 42,000
Violinist
34
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Violinist

Colour pencil in black on thin cream paper

189x255 mm
Unsigned

Estimate
NOK 40,000–60,000
Hammer price
NOK 67,000
Fips
35
Munch, Edvard(1863-1944)Fips

Ink (pen) on thin cream paper

150x170 mm
Annotated in pen lower right: Edv. Munch. Fibs.

Estimate
NOK 30,000–40,000
Hammer price
NOK 48,000

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