A color print of three mountains with a smaller range in the distance in the form of a postcard, on white paper.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The print show three large mountains separated by a river. The red peaked mountain on the left has a smiling female face. The mountain on the right has an older male face, wide strokes of white blow down either side of the chin from beneath a bulbous nose, a studded band separates the face from the peak. In the center distance is a wide-mouthed male face with a bulbous nose. On the far right two peaks have indistinct faces, there is range of white mountain peaks along the horizon. Along the bottom edge are twin spires and a tower.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.132.8
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
Rigi and Pilatus
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mountain Postcards
Original Language Title: Rigi und Pilatus
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print, postcard
Date
c. 1897
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/51095

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print on white wove paper
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
sheet: 9.2 x 13.8 cm (3 5/8 x 5 7/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Reuther 11

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
2004.132.8
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.: No. 11 F. Killinger, Zürich.

Exhibition History

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

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