Ashes
1895 · Oil on canvas · National Museum of Norway, Oslo
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About this work
- Artist
- Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
- Year
- 1895
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 120.5 × 141 cm
- Collection
- National Museum of Norway, Oslo
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Series
- The Frieze of Life
In a dark forest of thin trunks a woman in a white dress, her bodice open and red hair falling loose, faces us with her hands raised to her head, while a man in black huddles at the lower left, his face in his hand. A stylised tree trunk frames him. In a letter of September 1895 Munch called the picture Adam and Eve after the Fall. A lithograph of the motif carries his line about feeling their love lying on the ground like a heap of ashes, which gives the title. The museum bought it in 1909; it is in the National Museum of Norway.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Deep maroon forest, a white dress and red hair make a dramatic, adult picture for a study, library or living room with dark walls. Pair it with Munch's Madonna at 24×36 in a black frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1895)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
