{"product_id":"edvard-munch-the-day-after-art-print-1894","title":"Edvard Munch: The Day After (1894)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Edvard Munch art print portraying a woman asleep across an unmade bed after a night of drinking. Created in 1894, \u003cem\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/em\u003e is a direct and psychologically charged interior in which empty bottles, abandoned glasses and the woman’s exhausted pose allow the viewer to imagine the preceding events.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted locally, as close to you as possible, on heavyweight matte paper. Typical delivery time: 2–5 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorwegian painting by Edvard Munch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in Berlin in 1894\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpressive interior with a reclining woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only known surviving painted version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on 200 gsm matte quality paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in five sizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe morning after\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA woman lies diagonally across the bed with her eyes closed, her blouse open and her dark hair falling over the pillow. One arm hangs heavily towards the floor. Empty bottles and glasses stand on the table beside her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting never explains exactly what has happened. Its title and the objects in the foreground suggest a long night, while the woman’s pose conveys complete exhaustion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAn intimate and controversial interior\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe viewpoint brings the viewer close to a private scene. The bed, table and woman’s body are compressed into a shallow space dominated by brown, white, muted blue and deep red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the painting was new, its subject was regarded as provocative. It presented modern urban life without an uplifting story or an idealised heroine. The scene was associated with the bohemian world in which Munch moved during the 1880s and 1890s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Might she be sleeping off a hangover?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfooter\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nasjonalmuseet.no\/en\/collection\/object\/NG.M.00808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe National Museum of Norway: \u003cem\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe only surviving painted version\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMunch painted three versions of \u003cem\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/em\u003e. The first, created between 1886 and 1889, was destroyed in a fire in 1890. A second version is also lost and is known from a photograph taken at a Munch exhibition in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe version from 1894 is the last of the three and the only painted version known to survive. A photograph from Munch’s Berlin studio shows the composition while it was still unfinished and before the bottles and glasses were added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRealism, symbolism and modern life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject and direct presentation connect the painting with the social realism of the 1880s. Its atmosphere and psychological ambiguity also place it within Munch’s exploration of sexuality, vulnerability and modern relationships during the 1890s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMunch painted \u003cem\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePuberty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMadonna\u003c\/em\u003e in 1894. The works are often discussed together because of their different and sometimes conflicting portrayals of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Edvard Munch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdvard Munch was born at Løten in 1863 and grew up in Christiania, now Oslo. His paintings and prints explored anxiety, desire, loneliness, illness and the emotional intensity of human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis radical use of colour, simplified forms and psychological subjects made him an important influence on twentieth-century expressionism. Munch died in Oslo in 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEdvard Munch (1863–1944)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNorwegian title\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cem\u003eDagen derpå\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEnglish title\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eYear\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1894\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOriginal medium\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOriginal dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e115 × 152 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMotif\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA sleeping woman, bed, bottles and glasses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCollection\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe National Museum of Norway, Oslo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInventory number\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNG.M.00808\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMUNCH catalogue number\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePE.M.00089\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCatalogue raisonné\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWoll M 348\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAcquisition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePurchased with funds from the A.C. Houen Endowment in 1909\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCentimetres\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInches\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 × 40 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 × 16″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 × 50 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 × 20″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 × 70 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 28″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 × 90 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 × 36″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70 × 100 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 × 40″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA powerful Munch print for the home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe earthy colours, sweeping diagonal figure and intimate subject give the poster a strong presence. It works particularly well in a living room, bedroom, study or interior with vintage furniture and darker natural materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more works in our \u003ca href=\"\/en-us\/collections\/norway\"\u003ecollection of Norwegian art\u003c\/a\u003e, or pair it with Munch’s \u003ca href=\"\/en-us\/products\/edvard-munch-the-girls-on-the-bridge-art-print-1901\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Girls on the Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does The Day After depict?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting shows a woman sleeping across a bed beside empty bottles and glasses. The scene suggests the aftermath of a night of drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen did Munch paint the work?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surviving version was painted in Berlin in 1894.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDid Munch create other versions?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. He painted three versions. The two earlier paintings were lost, making the 1894 work the only known surviving painted version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the original painting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original belongs to the National Museum of Norway and has inventory number NG.M.00808.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat paper is used?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster is printed on heavyweight 200 gsm matte paper with a smooth, non-reflective surface. The paper is FSC-certified or uses equivalent certified materials, depending on the production location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a frame included?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The frame is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hygge by Scandinavia","offers":[{"title":"30x40 cm \/ 12x16″","offer_id":56158080434563,"sku":"cfd2c279-1fb3-4b42-b758-a7ff1e96129a","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x50 cm \/ 16x20″","offer_id":56158080467331,"sku":"d2a0b322-5b0f-4e53-88cf-652ab7bd994e","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm \/ 20x28″","offer_id":56158080500099,"sku":"ba397c60-6640-475c-850d-dec0c6969f91","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm \/ 24x36″","offer_id":57136869376387,"sku":"db419497-060a-4c91-bba1-6c4cfdef1d81","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm \/ 28x40″","offer_id":56158080532867,"sku":"529de494-db8f-4ddb-bb0a-c06bc4e304d2","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/8640\/8323\/files\/8ebcaa34-ad84-44c1-825c-1d8918978b8d.webp?v=1784180184","url":"https:\/\/hyggebyscandinavia.com\/en-us\/products\/edvard-munch-the-day-after-art-print-1894","provider":"Hygge By Scandinavia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}