Reclining Nude

1906

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

The image portrays a nude figure in a reclining position, with the upper half of the body highlighted. The figure is propped up on one arm, with legs curled beneath. The facial features are not detailed, and the hair is long, flowing behind the head and shoulders. The background has an abstract, textured look with dark and light shades blending into each other, creating a sparse and undefined environment. There are no visible clothing, jewelry, or other objects in the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and lavis on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.4 × 14.9 cm (7 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 53.7 × 38.9 cm (21 1/8 × 15 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.417

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler/Mosel 1966, no. I 34, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Weston Gallery, London); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased March 7, 1990; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

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 34, ii/ii

Inscriptions

below image, at right, in graphite: Emil Nolde 06.

Wikidata ID

Q76556866

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