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Neutralia (Girls Picking Apples) (Apfelpflücken)
Edvard Munch, 1863 - 1944
Munch, Edvard
Norway
1863 - 1944
Male
22 1/2 x 20 13/16 in. (57.1 x 52.8 cm)
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1915
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Munch's lithograph poster was originally designed for a poster that advertised a 1915 exhibition of Scandanavian art in Copenhagen, Denmark. This idyllic scene, though, is also a political commentary; the title refes to Denmark and Norway, both of which remained neutral during World War I (1914-1918). The two young girls picking apples symbolize those neutral countries along with their citizens who profited financially from that neutrality. Most telling of this work as a political statement is that, despite the seeming cheerfulness of the scene, the girls remain oblivious to the ship shown sinking in the background.
[Adapted from gallery label text, 2007]
lower right
1972.12
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Memorial Art Gallery
5/22/2001
72.12SL1
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2 x 2
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72.12DI#1
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Front
6/18/2007
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72.12DI#2
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2/10/2016
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