Hamburg, Reiherstieg Dock

1910

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

The image shows an etching style harbor scene with large ships close to us and in the distance. The horizon line is high in the composition, obscured by the ships. A shadowed vessel dominates the scene on the right with bold strokes, while a ship on the left appears more delicate. The sky is filled with swirling lines. The color palette is monochromatic with primarily blacks and whites, emphasizing textural detail.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.8 × 40.8 cm (12 1/8 × 16 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 × 59.8 cm (18 1/2 × 23 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.420

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler/Mosel 1966, no. I 145, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector's mark (illegible word stamped in purple). (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (variant of Lugt 4740), purchased June 29, 1973; Gift to NGA, 2012.

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 145, ii/ii

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q76556876

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