Sister Inger

Description

A woman stands upright with her hands joined in front of a long dark dress. She faces the viewer directly, her dark hair framing a calm, unsmiling face. The background is a plain, softly colored wall, with a reddish floor or low band at the bottom. The full-length figure is centered and self-contained, with no furniture or objects to distract from her posture.

About Sister Inger Reproduction

Black fabric is patterned with small, repeated pale motifs that give texture to the long dress. The sleeves and skirt fall in straight, quiet lines, while the pale face and hands create small highlights. Muted blue-grey and brown behind her contrast with the warmer ground. The balanced vertical arrangement gives equal importance to the clothing of the figure and still stance.

Her joined hands rest near the center of the dress. The simple setting of the portrait suits a hallway, bedroom or quiet office. Neutral walls will complement the muted background, while the patterned dress provides detail at closer range. Display vertically, giving the full-length figure room around the frame. Soft, balanced lighting will reveal the small motifs without washing out the pale face or flattening the dark fabric. The joined hands rest at the center of the dark dress, whose long folds extend toward the lower edge. The pale face and clasped fingers stand out against the unbroken dark fabric around them.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers Sister Inger by Edvard Munch as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. Display vertically with open space around the full-length figure and soft, balanced lighting.

• Small pale motifs texture the long black garment.
• The plain background keeps attention on her still pose.
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.