A color print of a range of mountains with two larger distinct mountains and a smaller peak in the form of a postcard, on white paper.
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The print shows in the upper left, a range of three white peaks with male faces, long white feathered strokes descending from broad noses, eyes looking either forward or to the right, above is printed das drei Höllenthalapitzen. On the right are three peaks, growing taller from front to back. The front two have male faces. The face in the peak is obscured by a raised glass. A smaller peak with a figure atop it is in the left foreground, printed next to it is das ettaler Mandl.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.132.16
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
Zugspitze and the Two Waxensteins
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mountain Postcards
Original Language Title: Zugspitze und die beiden Waxensteine
Classification
Prints
Work Type
postcard, print
Date
c. 1897
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/52865

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print on white wove paper
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Reuther 21

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
2004.132.16
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. Nr. 21.
In the image Nolde also labels "Die drei Höllenthalspitzen" and "Das Ettaler Mandl."

Exhibition History

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

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