Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Lot 1103 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE FAMILY OF HARRY BROOKS

Emil Nolde (1867-1956)

Blaue Meerlandschaft (zwei Segler)

Closed13 November 2015

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Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
Blaue Meerlandschaft (zwei Segler)
signed 'Nolde.' (lower left)
watercolor on Japan paper
6 ¾ x 9 1/8 in. (17 x 23.2 cm.)
Painted in 1938-1945

The Nolde Stiftung, Seebüll (until 1964).
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner.

Specialist note

Dr. Manfred Reuther from the Nolde Stiftung, Seebüll, has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
This work comes from the collection of Harry A. Brooks who had a long and distinguished career in the New York art world. Having served in the US Army during the Second World War, when he was awarded the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Ribbon, Brooks embarked upon his career as an art dealer, joining E. Coe Kerr Gallery in New York, before moving to M Knoedler & Co., where he worked for 21 years. In 1968 Brooks joined Wildenstein & Co. as Vice President and later President, before retiring in 1990. A graduate from Princeton University, he served on the Board of Directors at the University's Art Museum, as well as at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn, NY.