Dampfer (Groß Dunkel). 1910.
Etching Black-brownwith aquatint and plate tone.
Schiefler/Mosel/Urban R 135 IV (of IV). Signed. Titled: "Dampfer (gr. dkl.)" in the lower margin. From an edition of at least 30 copies. On Van Gelder Zonen laid paper (with the watermark). 30.2 x 40.2 cm (11.8 x 15.8 in). Sheet: 45 x 57 cm (17,7 x 22,4 in).
Printd by Genthe and Sabo. [SM].

• The dark dynamism that Nolde extracts from this subject and creates with verve is unique in this period.
• The aquatint exploits the range of this technique in an exquisite way.
• With this etching, Emil Nolde created a genre that was to be of considerable importance for his artistic oeuvre as a whole.
• From the William Landmann Collection, Canada.

PROVENANCE: Kunsthaus Herbert Tannenbaum, Mannheim.
William (Dr. Wilhelm) Landmann Collection (1891-1987), Mannheim/ Amsterdam/ Toronto (acquired from the above).
Martin Landmann Collection (1923-2021), Vancouver, Canada (obtained from the above in 1953).
Ever since family-owned.

Good overall impression. Somewhat browned and light-stained and with small brown spots. With small creases.