Moonlight by the Sea
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
- 93 × 110 cm
- Collection
- National Museum of Norway, Oslo
- Movement
- Symbolism
Three slender trunks frame a still blue sea at night, where a low moon drops a thick column of light towards a pale, curving shore of pinkish stones; the foreground is dark green forest floor. There are no figures. The National Museum dates the canvas to 1895, places it near Åsgårdstrand, a coast Munch was deeply attached to, and relates it to The Voice, which sets a woman in the same kind of landscape. The pillar of moonlight recurs in many of his pictures. The painting came to the museum as a bequest from Charlotte and Christian Mustad.
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
Soft blue sea, pink shore and a gold column of moonlight make a calm night scene for a bedroom, bathroom or quiet sitting room. Pair it with Friedrich's Moonrise over the Sea at 24×36 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1895)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, living room, 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.
