The Girl by the Window

Edvard Munch

1893

Oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago

A loosely painted scene depicts a brown-haired girl in a nightgown looking out a window from a dark room. A loosely painted scene depicts a brown-haired girl in a nightgown looking out a window from a dark room. Loosely painted scene of a brown-haired girl in her nightgown standing in a dark room, gazing out a window into a brighter night, her face unseen and her hand drawing back the pale curtain. Light blues and pink whites dominate the girl and the window, while deep browns, blues, and greens color the darkened portions of her room.