A color print of multiple mountain peaks with figures in the foreground in the form of a postcard.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The color print shows a range of mountains. Five of the peaks have faces with bulging eyes, and red noses, some are long and beak-like, one is bulbous, all are red. The mouths are all open showing pointed teeth. In the left foreground are two figures, one holds a figure by the waist the one being held has an open red umbrella, both feet are off the ground. In the center are three figures leaping with arms raised, they are linked by a thin line at waist height. The sky is red with bands of orange.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.132.6
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
The Schreckhörns
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mountain Postcards
Original Language Title: Die Schreckhörner
Classification
Prints
Work Type
postcard, print
Date
c. 1897
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/52813

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print on white wove paper
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
sheet: 9.1 x 14.1 cm (3 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Reuther 13

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
2004.132.6
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. : 13. Kunstverlag F. Kilinger, Zürich.

Exhibition History

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

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