Scribes

1911

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

This is a painting of abstract, distorted figures interacting with one another. The image depicts a scene with three figures that possess exaggerated and distorted facial features. The figure on the left appears to be wearing a large, pointed hat and has an expressive face. The central figure seems more subdued with an elongated, expressive face. On the right, two figures are closer together, each with exaggerated facial features. The background and overall texture of the painting are dark, giving it a dramatic, moody atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and tonal etching in black on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.6 x 29.5 cm (10 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.9 x 35 cm (13 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.57.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler/Mosel 1966, no. I 154, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Associated American Artists, New York); Mrs. Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (variant of Lugt 4740), purchased October 30, 1970; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • German Expressionist Prints from the Collection of Ruth and Jacob Kainen, NGA, 1985, no. 27.

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 154, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Emil Nolde; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 57.588

Wikidata ID

Q76338909

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