Sale: 502 / Modern Art II, July 18. 2020 in Munich Lot 321

 

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Emil Nolde
Zwei Männer im Profil, 1938/1945.
Watercolor and India ink drawing
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 42,800
Sold:
€ 43,750 / $ 46,812

(incl. surcharge)
Zwei Männer im Profil. 1938/1945.
Watercolor and India ink drawing.
Signed in lower right. On Japon. 18.7 x 16.2 cm (7.3 x 6.3 in), the full sheet. [CH].

• Watercolor with a painting-like effect.
• A combination of graphic elements with rich and strong color gradients.
• For Nolde's oeuvre the depicted men have an unusually expressive facial expression
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Accompanied by a photo expertise issued by Prof. Dr. Manfred Reuther, Foundation Seebüll Ada and Emil Nolde, on May 27, 2009. The work is registered at the foundation.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg.
Private collection Netherlands.
Private collection Canada (acquired from aforementioend in 2009).

LITERATURE: Nagel auctions, Stuttgart, October 17, 2009, Modern Art, lot 722 (with full-page illu.).




321
Emil Nolde
Zwei Männer im Profil, 1938/1945.
Watercolor and India ink drawing
Estimate:
€ 40,000 / $ 42,800
Sold:
€ 43,750 / $ 46,812

(incl. surcharge)