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Emil Nolde
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description
- Emil Nolde
- DAS MEER (THE SEA)
signed Nolde (lower right)
watercolour on paper
- 31 by 45 cm., 12 1/4 by 17 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 1988
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 1988
Condition
Executed on Japan paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the mount in all four corners. This work is in very good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although the orange is much brighter and stronger in the original.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
With its powerful palette and almost abstract forms, Das Meer captures the beauty and the mood of the northern landscape of Seebüll. Emil Nolde acknowledged that he would often find it easier to treat a particular subject - landscape, for example - in the medium of watercolour rather than that of oil paint. 'With infinite labour I finally achieved that freer, broader and more fluent manner of depiction for which an especially thorough understanding and re-examination of the structure and character of the paper and the inherent possibilities of colour are indispensable. But at the same time, it demands above all a capacity for developing the sensitivity of one's eye' (Emil Nolde, Reisen-Ächtung-Befreiung, Cologne, 1967, p. 27).