Sunday 13 October 2019

Munch's Model

Rosa Meissner at the Hotel Rohn in Warnemünde, 1907
Photograph: Edvard Munch
Gelatin printing on paper

Weeping Woman, (Rosa Meissner) 1907-1909
by Edvard Munch
Oil on canvas

Munch´s photograph of his model Rosa Meissner in the Hotle Rôhne, Warnemünde in 1907 is an evocative photograph which inspired Munch to develop the theme of weeping Psyche in paintings, graphic and sculpture. The person seen transparent in the background is her sister.

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2 comments:

  1. Jonathan16 October 2019 at 04:48

    This provides a good window into his methods.

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    1. Rigadoon2316 October 2019 at 13:02

      I'm really interested in him introducing the image of her sister. I'd looked at the photograph many times but hadn't noticed her spectral image in the background.

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