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A colored print of two mountain ranges in the form of a postcard, on white paper.

The print shows two distinct mountain ranges with a brightly colored patch in the foreground. The foremost range is composed of three peaks which are black with gray and white highlights, a small figure with arms raised is on the center peak. Behind is the second range, the mountain on the left has been given the face of a man with white hair, eyebrows and a beard with a broad nose. The face in the mountain on the right looks out from below the peak with a broad smile. “Herzlichen Glückwunsch!” is written across the bottom in ink.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.290.2
People
Emil Nolde, German (Nolde, Germany 1867 - 1956 Seebüll, Germany)
Title
Altmann (Old Man) and Papa Sentis
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Altmann und Papa Sentis
Series/Book Title: Mountain Postcards
Classification
Prints
Work Type
postcard, print
Date
c. 1897
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/117389

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print in colored inks on white wove paper
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
8.9 x 13.8 cm (3 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, u.r., ink, postmark: Deutsch-Amerikanische Seepost / Bremen- / New York / 28 7. 97 / [illegible]
  • inscription: verso, ink, handwritten: Mrs. H. Raster / 391 Jackson Boulevard. / Chicago, Ill. / U. S. of America

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Barbara Butts and Michael Parke-Taylor, gift.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Barbara Butts and Michael Parke-Taylor in honor of James Cuno on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Busch-Reisinger Museum
Copyright
© Nolde Stiftung Seebüll, Germany
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.290.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Peter Nisbet and Joseph Koerner, The Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, ed. Peter Nisbet, Harvard University Art Museums and Scala Publishers Ltd. (Cambridge, MA and London, England, 2007), p. 202

Exhibition History

  • Before Expressionism: Art in Germany circa 1903, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/24/2003 - 02/15/2004
  • 32Q: 1440 Secessionism: Munich, Vienna, Berlin (Expressionism), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/03/2019 - 06/03/2021

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