Sailboats

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

The image depicts sailboats on water from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is placed about a third down from the top, separating the sky and water. On the horizon, silhouettes of more boats can be seen. The brushstrokes are broad and fluid, giving the composition an impressionistic feel with a focus on movement and atmosphere. The color palette is predominantly cool tones, with blues, purples, earthy browns, and subdued oranges.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.8 x 30 cm (8 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.93

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heinrich Stinnes [1867-1932], Cologne (Lugt Supp.1376a); Karl Buchholz; purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald from the Office of the Alien Property Custodian, January 6, 1945; given to NGA, 1945

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Fine, Ruth E. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982, p. 206, fig. 72a.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Nolde.; dealer inscriptions across bottom verso in purple: [RMJ Swab?] / II.9 26. / Emil Nolde 1925 / (3 indecipherable lines) / 180.-; lower right verso in gr aphite: 58 x 44 / (2 illegible lin es)

Wikidata ID

Q64559416

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