The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 26, 2024

Marsh Landscape

Marsh Landscape

c. 1930–35
(German, 1876–1956)
Germany, 20th century
watercolor on wove paper
Sheet: 34 x 45.5 cm (13 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr. 2011.125
Location: not on view

Description

Emil Nolde’s watercolors encapsulate the Expressionists’ quest for spontaneity and immediacy, and for painting by instinct rather than by adhering to traditional landscape structure. Throughout his life, Nolde made watercolors depicting the coast of the North Sea near his home. He used vivid colors to transform reality—evident in the three watercolors on view here—hoping to reveal nature’s power and magnetism. Working outdoors, Nolde considered his watercolors to be collaborations with nature: “I painted the white snow as it fell, and the finished or half-finished pictures lay around covered by the snow itself. . . . I loved to find nature collaborating in this way—a natural unity embracing the painter, his subject and the picture.”
  • c. 1935-1956
    Collection of Emil Nolde [1867-1956]
    1956-?
    Estate of Ada [1879-1946] and Emil Nolde, Seebüll, Germany
    ?-?
    Collection Stiftung, Seebüll, Germany
    1967
    (M. Knoedler and Co., New York, sold to Dr. Paul J. Vignos)
    1967-2010
    Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Hunting Valley, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2011-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).
  • {{cite web|title=Marsh Landscape|url=false|author=Emil Nolde|year=c. 1930–35|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.125