id: 136155
accession number: 1959.83
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.83
updated: 2023-08-25 11:18:39.325000
Sunset over the Lake, probably after 1920. Emil Nolde (German, 1876–1956). Watercolor; sheet: 34.5 x 47.6 cm (13 9/16 x 18 3/4 in.); secondary support: 38.7 x 54.9 cm (15 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Clive Runnels in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1959.83
title: Sunset over the Lake
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creation date: probably after 1920
creation date earliest: 1920
creation date latest: 1930
current location:
creditline: Gift of Mrs. Clive Runnels in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
copyright:
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culture: Germany, 20th century
technique: watercolor
department: Drawings
collection: DR - German
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Emil Nolde (German, 1876–1956) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 34.5 x 47.6 cm (13 9/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 38.7 x 54.9 cm (15 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.)
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description: yellow-brown modern laid (or Japanese?) paper tipped on to blue modern laid paper
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inscriptions:
inscription: signed, lower right, in black ink: Nolde.
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remark:
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Contemporary Art
opening date: 1960-09-13T04:00:00
Contemporary Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 13, 1960-January 8, 1961).
title: Water Color
opening date: 1962-06-06T04:00:00
Water Color. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 27, 1962).
title: Juxtapositions
opening date: 1965-09-11T04:00:00
Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).
title: Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965
opening date: 1966-05-20T04:00:00
Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20-July 24, 1966).
title: The Milieu of Edvard Munch
opening date: 1977-05-05T04:00:00
The Milieu of Edvard Munch. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-June 5, 1977).
title: German Drawings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries
opening date: 1980-04-01T05:00:00
German Drawings of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 1-July 13, 1980).
title: National Schools of Style
opening date: 1983-06-14T04:00:00
National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).
title: Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper
opening date: 2018-01-14T05:00:00
Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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Emil Nolde’s watercolors encapsulate the Expressionists’ quest for spontaneity and immediacy, and for painting by instinct rather than by adhering to traditional landscape structure. Throughout his life, Nolde made watercolors depicting the coast of the North Sea near his home. He used vivid colors to transform reality—evident in the three watercolors on view here—hoping to reveal nature’s power and magnetism. Working outdoors, Nolde considered his watercolors to be collaborations with nature: “I painted the white snow as it fell, and the finished or half-finished pictures lay around covered by the snow itself. . . . I loved to find nature collaborating in this way—a natural unity embracing the painter, his subject and the picture.”
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” July 20, 1959, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page number:
url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr0413
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” July 24, 1959, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page number:
url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr0416
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