The Girl by the Window

1893

Edvard Munch’s life and art have come to epitomize modern notions of anxiety. Created the same year as his renowned The Scream, this painting depicts a young girl in her nightgown gazing out at the city from her darkened room. The steep angle of the floor and the deep shadows that obliterate almost everything in the room create an unsettling and enigmatic scene.

Public domain · CC0
Free to download and reuse. Image courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.

Artist

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)

Date

1893

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

96.5 × 65.4 cm (38 × 25 3/4 in.); Framed: 110.5 × 79.4 × 8.9 cm (43 1/2 × 31 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Origin

Norway

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Searle Family Trust and Goldabelle McComb Finn endowments; Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection