Emil Nolde
Emil Nolde
Drei Männer an einem Tisch
1908.
Watercolor.
Signed (lower right). Inscribed “Erinnerungen an Jena - Cospeda, u. lieben Weihnachtsgrüß / von A u. E N.” on the reverse. On firm wove paper. 24.2 x 17.7 cm (9.5 x 6.9 in), the full sheet.
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• Very personal work from a series of watercolors created at the “Grüner Baum zum Nachtigall”, an inn near Jena, in March 1908.
• Nolde captured the moment of the cheerful inn atmosphere with a sketchy and spontaneous brushstroke.
• Nolde is one of the most important expressionist painters and a master of the watercolor
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Accompanied by a photo-certificate issued by Dr. Manfred Reuther, Seebüll Ada and Emil Nolde Foundation, dated 6 November 2001. The Academic Advisory Board of the Foundation Seebüll Ada and Emil Nolde has confirmed the inclusion of the work in a future catalogue raisonné of the watercolors and drawings of Emil Nolde (1867-1956).