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A color print of two mountains in the form of a postcard, on white paper.

The color print shows two snow covered mountains. On the right, the left side of a smiling female face is partially visible, an earring hangs down on the left, the right half of the face is obscured by the male face of the mountain on the right. The male face has a wide stroke of white highlighted with gray hanging down from beneath a large nose. The peak of the mountain is banded with a brim.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.132.2
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
Dufour and his Beautiful Donna Rosa
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mountain Postcards
Original Language Title: Dufour und seine schöne Donna Rosa
Classification
Prints
Work Type
postcard, print
Date
c. 1897
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/4619

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print on white wove paper
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
sheet: 9.2 x 14 cm (3 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Reuther 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Barbara Butts and Michael Parke-Taylor in honor of Peter Nisbet
Copyright
© Nolde Stiftung Seebüll, Germany
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.132.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The postcard bears the printed signature "E. Hansen."
Printed at l.l: F. Killinger, Zürich.
Printed at l.r.: TRICROMIE Dr. E. Albert & Co., München.
Printed at u.r.: 3

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1440 Secessionism: Munich, Vienna, Berlin (Expressionism), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/03/2019 - 06/03/2021

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