Prophet

1912

Emil Nolde

Associated Names
Emil Nolde

Artist, German, 1867 - 1956

The artwork is a black and white woodcut titled "Prophet." It features a close-up of a man's face with a solemn expression, occupying most of the frame. The man's eyes are deeply set with dark, heavy brows. His hair is depicted with bold, dynamic strokes, giving a textured appearance. The beard is prominent, rendered with thick black lines, adding depth to his facial features. The background is stark and contrasts with the figure. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.7 x 22.5 cm (12 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.1 x 33.8 cm (15 13/16 x 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6698

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schiefler/Mosel 1966, W 110

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, circulated by the American Federation of Arts to 11 venues (California Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA; Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI; The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO; Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN; and Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis, TN), 1950-1952, no cat.

1954

  • German Expressionist Prints and Drawings, American University, Washington, D.C., 1954.

1955

  • Prints by Nolde and Kirchner, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1955, no catalogue.

1960

  • Graphic Masterpieces of 500 Years from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Louisiana State University Library, Baton Rouge, 1960, no. 55.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 118, repro.

1966

  • Prints 1800-1945, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; City Art Museum of St. Louis; and Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, 1966, no. 153.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 40.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1987-1988.

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 110.

1995

  • Gilbert, Rita. Living with Art. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995: fig. 227.

  • Fichner-Rathus, Lois. Understanding Art. 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1995: 109.

2000

  • Sayre, Henry M. A World of Art. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2000:210, fig. 287.

Wikidata ID

Q65019758

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