Hamburg Harbor (Hamburg, Freihafen)

1910

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

Genthe

Printer

Carl Sabo

Printer

The image shows a river or canal scene in a monochromatic color palette created using an etching or similar technique. The scene is viewed from a slightly elevated point, looking along the waterway towards the horizon in the upper third of the image. On the horizon, there are silhouettes of industrial buildings and cranes. The lines in the image are sketchy and energetic, adding texture to the composition. A large wooden mooring post is on the right side with a small boat tied beside it. Various boats are seen on the water. The sky has swirling, cloud-like patterns made with scratchy lines, adding drama to the landscape.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Allan Frumkin Gallery, Inc., Chicago); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased December 6, 1973; gift to NGA, 1979.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

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 137, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"Hamburg: Freihafen" lower center sheet, graphite. "Emil Nolde." lower right plate, graphite. "Schiefler 137" lower left sheet, graphite. "#2283 39 12000" verso, lower left sheet, graphite.

Watermarks

JW ZANDERS 1919

Wikidata ID

Q65568018

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