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EMIL NOLDE | Frauenportrait mit rotem Hut (Portrait of a Lady with Red Hat)
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Emil Nolde
- Frauenportrait mit rotem Hut (Portrait of a Lady with Red Hat)
- signed Nolde. (lower left)
- gouache, watercolour and pen and brush and ink on paper
- 32.8 by 24.3cm., 12 7/8 by 9 1/2 in.
- Executed circa 1918-19.
Provenance
E. J. Norton, London (probably acquired circa 1950s)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card and floating in its mount. The upper and right edges are deckled. There is some loss to the pigment in the upper right quadrant, predominantly to the areas of bubbling in the thick red gouache, and as visible in the catalogue illustration. There are some further spots of paint loss to the sitter's hair, predominantly in the upper left quadrant. This work is in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
“Art itself is my language, and the only one in which I can say in full what drives and moves me.” Emil Nolde in Felix Krämer, 'Emil Nolde, Demon of this Region' in Emil Nolde, Retrospective (exhibition catalogue), Städel Museum, Frankfurt, 2014, p. 14
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr Manfred Reuther.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr Manfred Reuther.