Emil Nolde * –
(Nolde, Schleswig 1867–1956 Seebüll)
Meer mit roten Wolken und dunklen Seglern, c. 1935–1940, signed Nolde, watercolour on Japan paper, 31.2 x 44.6 cm, framed
This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate issued by Dr. Christian Ring, Seebüll, 10 August 2026.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Mannheim
Sale, Grisebach, 27 May 2011, lot 7
Private Collection, Europe (acquired at the above)
Sale, Karl und Faber, 6 June 2024, lot 712
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired at the above)
The sea has always been an important theme for Nolde and appears in an extraordinarily diverse range of forms in his work. From childhood onward, the artist – who grew up between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea – was familiar with and fascinated by the power of nature. He attributes a magical power to this ever-changing element.
In watercolors on Japanese paper, the rough sea, together with a sky covered in billowing clouds, becomes a symbol of elemental natural phenomena.
Here, Nolde captures a natural spectacle, translating its primal force into expressive colors and lending permanence to a fleeting moment – a very specific cloud formation.
Humankind – represented here by the three sailboats fading into the yellow horizon – plays, unsurprisingly, a minor role, entirely subordinate to nature.
Specialist: Joëlle Romba
(Nolde, Schleswig 1867–1956 Seebüll)
Meer mit roten Wolken und dunklen Seglern, c. 1935–1940, signed Nolde, watercolour on Japan paper, 31.2 x 44.6 cm, framed
This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate issued by Dr. Christian Ring, Seebüll, 10 August 2026.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Mannheim
Sale, Grisebach, 27 May 2011, lot 7
Private Collection, Europe (acquired at the above)
Sale, Karl und Faber, 6 June 2024, lot 712
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired at the above)
The sea has always been an important theme for Nolde and appears in an extraordinarily diverse range of forms in his work. From childhood onward, the artist – who grew up between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea – was familiar with and fascinated by the power of nature. He attributes a magical power to this ever-changing element.
In watercolors on Japanese paper, the rough sea, together with a sky covered in billowing clouds, becomes a symbol of elemental natural phenomena.
Here, Nolde captures a natural spectacle, translating its primal force into expressive colors and lending permanence to a fleeting moment – a very specific cloud formation.
Humankind – represented here by the three sailboats fading into the yellow horizon – plays, unsurprisingly, a minor role, entirely subordinate to nature.
Specialist: Joëlle Romba
