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Ashes by Edvard Munch is an expressionist painting from 1895, held under accession number NG.M.00809 by the Nasjonalmuseet<\/a> in Oslo: the woman is placed right of centre and turned straight toward the viewer. Her hair is long, loose and auburn, falling over both shoulders. With us it is made as a hand-painted reproduction in oil, brushed onto canvas; you receive a photograph of the finished work for approval before dispatch, and you choose between ten sizes or a size of your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/table>\n

Ashes \u2013 Edvard Munch<\/h2>\n

What is shown?<\/h3>\n

The woman is placed right of centre and turned straight toward the viewer. Her hair is long, loose and auburn, falling over both shoulders. Both arms are raised with the hands behind her head and the elbows spread wide. She wears a long white shift that hangs open at the front and reveals a red bodice beneath it; that band of red is the strongest colour on the canvas. Her face is pale and fixed, the eyes wide open.<\/p>\n

What is painted on the original?<\/h3>\n

In the lower left corner the man crouches, bent so deep that only a narrow strip of pale face and his dark hair remain visible; everything else is a single black plane. He is turned completely away. Between and below them the foreground is made of pale grey-white and pinkish stones. Behind them rises a dense forest of vertical trunks in dark browns and greys against an almost black-brown ground, with a band of dull green at the left. An ochre patch sits in the lower right corner, and a painted strip runs along the left edge like a border.<\/p>\n

Why does this painting matter?<\/h3>\n

Expressionism works here not through a story but through what is actually visible on the canvas: an ochre patch sits in the lower right corner, and a painted strip runs along the left edge like a border. That is why the work belongs to this painting style and not merely to the period it was made in. Munch used the same approach across a run of works from those years, and this is one of them; what makes it worth looking at is the relation between what is painted precisely and what is left open.<\/p>\n

What does the painting mean?<\/h3>\n

We keep to what is visible. In the lower left corner the man crouches, bent so deep that only a narrow strip of pale face and his dark hair remain visible; everything else is a single black plane. What that means the canvas does not say in words, and that is exactly why the work has stayed open to interpretation. There are no names on the canvas and none in the record we hold; anyone who sees particular people or a particular story in the scene is adding it, and we do not claim it. What is beyond dispute is the arrangement and the colour: what is painted, and nothing further.<\/p>\n

Where does the work sit among Munch\u2019s works?<\/h3>\n

The same painterly approach returns in other Munch works on this shelf: Evening on Karl Johan<\/a>, The Sick Child<\/a>, The Dance of Life<\/a>, The Girls on the Bridge<\/a>. Where exactly this work stands among them is a matter of reading and not of the record; we state only what is on the canvas and in the inventory. The whole range is in the Edvard Munch gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How is our hand-painted version made?<\/h3>\n

This is a painting on canvas made with brush and oil colour, not with a printer. The painter works from a high-resolution reference and builds the scene from the back forward, layer by layer, so that the transitions between tones stay soft. Because every hand-painted copy is made for its own order, no two match down to the detail; small differences in the laying-on are a mark of the human hand and not a fault. For this work we have no photographs of our own from the workshop, so you will not find any on this page; the photograph of the finished canvas always reaches you for approval before dispatch.<\/p>\n

Which size for which wall?<\/h3>\n

If you are unsure: 110 x 94 cm \u2013 that size is also the closest to the proportion of the original. The format is landscape, so it asks for width, and a narrow wall does not suit it. 50 x 40 cm, 60 x 50 cm, 70 x 60 cm belong in a hallway or among several smaller works, 80 x 70 cm, 90 x 80 cm, 110 x 94 cm are the real painting for the living room or a quiet corner of a bedroom, 120 x 100 cm, 141 x 121 cm, 180 x 150 cm, 190 x 160 cm are for large walls and rooms with enough distance. All ten sizes are made to order; none is held in stock as an already painted work.<\/p>\n

Custom size, stretcher bar and frame<\/h3>\n

If none of the ten sizes suits your wall, we paint to your measurements and keep the proportion of the reference, so the scene is not stretched; that is our painting made to measure<\/a>. Every example arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher bar, ready to hang; the stretcher bar can be left off at the order. On this page the canvas is offered without a frame; the frame is chosen separately with our 3D application, which shows every one of our frame profiles on this motif. The application is for frame choice only. If you would like to see how the work will look on your own wall, that is our separate room-placement service.<\/p>\n

Delivery and guarantee<\/h3>\n

Every example is made to order in our studio in Slovenia, so allow 15 to 45 days depending on size. We ship it stretched on a wooden stretcher bar and protected for transport, without customs inside the European Union; the frame is not included and is chosen separately with our 3D application, which is for frame choice only. Every canvas painting we make is made the same way, including paintings by famous painters from other periods; we write about Munch\u2019s path in our article on Edvard Munch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frequently asked questions<\/h3>\n

Where is the original?<\/h4>\n

In National Museum (Nasjonalmuseet) in Oslo, under accession number NG.M.00809. We read the detail on the museum\u2019s own record page.<\/p>\n

Who or what is shown in the painting?<\/h4>\n

The woman is placed right of centre and turned straight toward the viewer. Her hair is long, loose and auburn, falling over both shoulders. We can name none of the figures: there are no names on the canvas and none in the record we hold.<\/p>\n

Is Pepel the same work?<\/h4>\n

Yes. The work is listed under several titles across languages, among them Pepel; what identifies it reliably is the accession number, not the title.<\/p>\n

Is this a print?<\/h4>\n

No. The order is painted by hand in oil colour onto canvas; the brushstrokes can be seen and felt.<\/p>\n

Which size should I choose?<\/h4>\n

The 110 x 94 cm size is our recommendation for an ordinary wall. The 110 x 94 cm size is the closest of all to the proportion of the original. For other walls see the guide above.<\/p>\n

Can I have a size that isn\u2019t listed?<\/h4>\n

Yes, we paint to measure and keep the side ratio of the reference.<\/p>\n

How is it delivered?<\/h4>\n

Stretched on the stretcher bar and protected for transport, in 15 to 45 days, once you confirm the photograph of the finished work.<\/p>\n

What is the painting about, in one sentence?<\/h4>\n

In one sentence: her face is pale and fixed, the eyes wide open.<\/p>\n

Is the original for sale and what is it worth?<\/h4>\n

No. The work is in a public collection and is not for sale; we give no value for it, because we have none from a source we could check. A hand-painted canvas is the one way to have this scene at home.<\/p>\n

How high should I hang it?<\/h4>\n

The centre at eye level, roughly 145\u2013150 cm from the floor; above a sofa 15\u201325 cm over the back. Because the format is landscape, leave some empty wall at the sides.<\/p>\n

Is it suitable as a gift?<\/h4>\n

As a work of art it is a considered gift; in the middle sizes it arrives stretched and ready to hang. If you would rather leave the choice to the recipient, a gift voucher<\/a> is available.<\/p>\n

Title:<\/td>\nAshes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other titles:<\/td>\nPepel \u00b7 Pepeo \u00b7 Asche \u00b7 Cenere \u00b7 Hamu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Painter:<\/td>\nEdvard Munch (1863\u20131944)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year:<\/td>\n1895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Original size:<\/td>\n141 cm x 120.5 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Original technique:<\/td>\nOil on canvas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Painting style:<\/td>\nExpressionism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location:<\/td>\nNational Museum (Nasjonalmuseet) in Oslo (NG.M.00809)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Our reproduction:<\/td>\na hand-painted work in oil, ten sizes from 50 x 40 cm to 190 x 160 cm, stretched on a stretcher bar, unframed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n