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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.45
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
Café
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1910-1911
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297522

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on Japanese paper
Dimensions
actual: 20.5 x 30.8 cm (8 1/16 x 12 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Carl Sachs, Breslau (?-before November 1931), gift; to the Schlesisches Museum der bildenden Künste, Breslau; removed from the collection by the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities, 1937; [Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold; to Richard S. Davis, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951.

NOTE: Carl Sachs sold his collection in 1931, but gave the German portion of his collection to the Schlesisches Museum in Breslau.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard S. Davis
Copyright
© Nolde Stiftung Seebüll, Germany
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.45
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Works from the 20th Century Collection of the Busch-Reisinger, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 06/15/1980 - 09/01/1980; Wildenstein Gallery, New York, New York, 09/23/1980 - 10/24/1980
  • 20th-Century Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/07/1981 - 11/11/1981
  • Deutsche Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts aus dem Busch-Reisinger Museum, Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, 10/23/1982 - 01/16/1983; Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin 30, 02/10/1983 - 04/17/1983; Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 05/08/1983 - 06/26/1983

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