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A Small Steamboat

1910

Emil Nolde

Associated Names

Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

The image showcases a series of black brushstrokes on a parchment, arranged in an abstract composition. The brushstrokes resemble rolling hills or a reclining figure. The abstract nature of the image evokes fluid lines of a landscape, suggesting motion or movement.

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Artwork overview

Medium

brush and black ink on Japanese paper
Credit Line

Purchased as the Gift of Ladislaus and Beatrix von Hoffmann
Dimensions

sheet: 29.53 × 36.83 cm (11 5/8 × 14 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2016.150.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ada and Emil Nolde Foundation, Neukirchen über Niebüll; (Wolfgang Wittrock); purchased by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Wittrock, Wolfgang, Herr

Inscriptions

lower right in blue ink: Nolde.

Wikidata ID

Q64559426

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