Fishing Steamer (Fischdampfer)

1910

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

Emil Nolde

Printer, German, 1867 - 1956

unidentified

Publisher

The image shows a boat at sea from a low angle. The horizon is high, with a large ship silhouette against the sky. The artwork features bold lines and solid dark ink, suggestive of a woodcut print. The sea has intense waves against lighter areas. The color palette is black and cream. In the distance, a smaller shape resembling a buoy or ship silhouette is visible to the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Epstein Family Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.32 × 38.58 cm (11 15/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.69 × 48.58 cm (15 5/8 × 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.18.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

1966

  • Schiefler, Gustav, and C. Mosel. Emil Nolde: das graphische Werk. 2 vols. Cologne, Germany: Verlag M. Du Mont Schauberg, 1966-1967, no. W 34, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"Fischdampfer" lower center sheet, graphite. "Emil Nolde." lower right plate, graphite. "5 [encircled]" verso upper left sheet. "57 [encircled]" verso, center sheet, graphtie.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65568017

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