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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.132.5
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
The Myths
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mountain Postcards
Original Language Title: Die Mythen
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print, postcard
Date
c. 1897
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/4837

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print on white wove paper
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
sheet: 9 x 14 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l and r margins, black ink, handwritten, German, signed: Beide machen Gesichter als ob sie etwas [...] von Bier [... ] versuchen würden. Sie ahnen es nicht. A. Bürklin

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Reuther 8

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
2004.132.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The postcard bears the printed signature "E. Hansen."
Almost completely abraded: Fr. Ant. Prantl, München. (l.l.)
Printing information l.r. may have been deliberately removed.
The number 8 is printed in the image (u.r.).

Verification Level

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