Artwork
Sunrise in the Harbour
Sunrise in the Harbour is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Edvard Munch. It dates from 1897 and is held in the collection of the Munch Museum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition includes specific visual elements such as sailing ships, a man, a woman, and a horse situated within the harbor environment.
Edvard Munch's 1893 landscape painting, Sunrise in the Harbour, depicts a coastal scene characterized by a rising sun over a port. The composition includes specific visual elements such as sailing ships, a man, a woman, and a horse situated within the harbor environment. As a landscape work, the piece captures the atmospheric conditions of dawn at a maritime setting.
The inclusion of human figures and animals alongside the vessels suggests a narrative of daily life or activity beginning with the sunrise.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1893, Sunrise in the Harbour is an oil painting applied to a canvas support. The work measures 54.5 cm in height and 81.5 cm in width. Stylistically classified as a landscape, the composition depicts a harbor scene at dawn featuring a sailing ship, a port environment, and human figures alongside a horse.
The piece utilizes oil paint as its primary medium to render these maritime and figural elements within the specified dimensions.
History & Provenance
Sunrise in the Harbour was painted by Edvard Munch in 1893 as an oil-on-canvas landscape. The painting measures 54.5 cm in height and 81.5 cm in width, and depicts a sunrise over a port with a sailing ship, a woman, a man and a horse. It entered the collection of the Munch Museum, where it remains today.
No records of a commission or earlier owners have been identified in the available sources, so the known provenance traces directly from the artist to the museum.
Overview
Created in 1897, Sunrise in the Harbour is an oil painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The work presents a tranquil early‑morning scene at a port, illuminated by a luminous sun that dominates the horizon. It is part of the collection of the Munch Museum in Oslo and reflects the artist’s turn toward expressive, emotionally charged landscape.
Artist & collection
Artist
Edvard Munch ( MUUNK; Norwegian:; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter.
