© Nolde Stiftung Seebüll, Germany
Currently not on view
Twilight,
1920
Emil Nolde, German, 1867–1956
y1990-29
Emil Hansen adopted the name of his birthplace, Nolde, to indicate the influence of this village and its surroundings, near the German-Danish border, on his life and work. He sought to express an intimate familiarity with his native landscape, which to him suggested an idyllic wonderland. This painting most likely depicts the countryside of Utenwarf in the Schleswig region, situated between the Baltic and North seas. The topography of expansive wetlands and low coastlines allows the shifting moods of nature to be read in the dramatic skies and reflected in bodies of water. Nolde’s expressionistic brushstrokes and strong colors lend an almost primeval quality to his singular landscapes.
Information
Title
Twilight
Dates
1920
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 × 55 cm (15 15/16 × 21 5/8 in.)
frame: 64 × 78.3 × 5.4 cm (25 3/16 × 30 13/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Sophie Goldberg Bargmann and Valentine Bargmann
Object Number
y1990-29
Place Made
Europe, Germany
Signatures
Signed lower right: Nolde
Culture
Type
Subject
- Emil Nolde, 1867-1956: Kunsthaus Zürich, 11. Oktober bis 9. November 1958, (Zürich: Kunsthaus, 1958)., no. 45
- Martin Urban, Emil Nolde: catalogue raisonné of the oil-paintings, (London: Sotheby’s Publication; New York: Harper & Row, 1987-1990)., Vol. 2: p. 267, no. 924, illus.
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1990," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 50, no. 1 (1991): p. 16-69., p. 40
- Jutta Hülsewig-Johnen, Emil Nolde: Begegnung mit dem Nordischen, (Bielefeld, Germany: Kerber Art, 2008)., p. 63 (illus.)
