Live Auction 2166Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Christie’s roundel
Lot 128

Emil Nolde (1867-1956)

Tanz vor den Riesen

Closed7 May 2009

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Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Tanz vor den Riesen
signed 'Nolde' (lower right)
pen and black ink, brush and wash and pencil on paper
4 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (12.4 x 15.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1902

Hans Fehr, Switzerland.
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles.

Specialist note

Dr. Manfred Reuther, from the Nolde Stiftung, Seebüll, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

The present work, translated as Dance of the Mountain Giants, is from his Fantasies series, a group of ten drawings executed by Nolde during his stay on the North Sea coast in 1902.