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. , 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.
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).
LITERATURE: Sotheby's, New York, Auction Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art, March 11, 1998, lot 82 (illu.). Sotheby's, London, Auction Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, February 6, 2002, lot 155 (illu.).