Woman, Man, and Servant (Frau, Mann, Diener)

1918

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

This abstract image features a series of thick, sweeping lines and amorphous shapes that create an impression of human figures. The composition includes three distorted figures with exaggerated facial features and elongated limbs. The figure on the left has a prominent nose and raised circular decorations down the front of what appears to be a garment, while the central figure leans slightly forward, merging into the shoulder of the rightmost figure, with a flat-top hairstyle. The interaction of these figures forms a composition that abstractly suggests a scene of intimate conversation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.96

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler/Mosel 1966, no. I 192


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Karl Buchholz; presented by Lessing J. Rosenwald from the Office of the Alien Property Custodian, January 6, 1945; given to NGA, 1945

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Schiefler, Gustav, and C. Mosel. Emil Nolde: das graphische Werk. 2 vols. Cologne, Germany: Verlag M. Du Mont Schauberg, 1966-1967, no. I 192.

Wikidata ID

Q65019793

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