The Sick Child I
Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858-1936). 1896. Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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PrintObject type
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Print” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); ink; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); ink; wove paper
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
InkMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); ink; wove paper” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper; paper (fiber product); ink; wove paper
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
LithographyTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper; lithography” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Transfer lithograph printed from two stones in pale blue and black ink on ivory wove paper; lithography
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PortraitSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “portraits” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
portraits
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
Human-figureSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “children” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
children
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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