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Madonna

Edvard Munch

1894–1895 · Oil on canvas · National Museum of Norway, Oslo

Size2:3 ratio
Frame
$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist
Edvard Munch (1863–1944)
Year
1894–1895
Medium
Oil on canvas
Original size
90.5 × 70.5 cm
Collection
National Museum of Norway, Oslo (one of five painted versions)
Movement
Symbolism
Series
The Frieze of Life

A half-length woman with closed eyes and long dark hair arches back in a pose of ecstasy, bare to the waist, encircled by a red halo and a swirling dark ground. Munch painted five versions of the composition between 1892 and 1895 as part of The Frieze of Life, his cycle on love, anxiety and death; this one, from 1894 to 1895, is in the National Museum in Oslo. The title is deliberately ambiguous, fusing the Virgin with a lover at the moment of conception, and the lithograph version he made in 1895 adds a foetus and sperm-like forms to the border. The loose, dragged brushwork and the dissolving outline of the body were radical for the time. The version in the Munch Museum was stolen in 2004 and recovered in 2006.

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

A dark, dissolving nude with a red halo that suits a bedroom or dim study rather than a family room, at 16×24 in black on a deep wall. Hang it alone or with another Symbolist work; it does not sit easily beside bright colour.

Style, size & framing detail
Style
Symbolism painting
Era
19th century (1894–1895)
Orientation
Portrait
Mood
intimate
Rooms
living room, dining room
Good gift for
housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. 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; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials
• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →
Is this the whole painting, or a crop?
The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.
Is Madonna in the public domain?
Yes. Edvard Munch (1863–1944) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Museum of Norway.
What is it printed on?
Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.
When was Madonna painted, and in what medium?
Madonna dates from 1894–1895 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 90.5 × 70.5 cm.
What size works above a sofa or bed?
Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Madonna we'd choose 16×24.
About this design
Madonna (Edvard Munch) — Madonna · Edvard Munch · 1894. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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Also available as

An exhibition poster

The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.

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Edvard Munch
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The full-bleed edition

The painting printed edge to edge, filling the whole sheet (very slightly cropped to fit).

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Edvard Munch
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