Nolde, Emil Wikinger. 1912. Strich- und Tonätzung auf festem Van Gelder Zonen Velin (mit WZ). 32,3 x 25 cm (66 x 51,3 cm). Signiert. - An den Rändern punktuell schwächere Stockflecken, auch verso. Die…

Classical Modernism Nolde, Emil Viking. 1912. line and tone etching on firm Van Gelder Zonen wove paper (with WZ). 32.3 x 25 cm (66 x 51.3 cm). Signed. - Weaker foxing in places in the margins, also verso. These very faint and occasionally translucent to recto. With removed traces of former mounting in the corners. Overall very good. Splendid impression with filigree line and differentiated toning, wide margins and scoop margins on two sides. Very rare. Schiefler/Mosel/Urban 212 I,5 - One of only 5 copies. - Provenance: Collection Anges Holthusen (née Weizsäcker), Hamburg. - Printed by Kleinsorg, Sabo, Felsing. - Printed from the copper plate. - Nolde approached his graphic work as a painter, in particular in the etching technique he preferred to work with tone and line etching, impressively modeling the figures with their body shapes in our sheet as well with clear lines and tonal light-dark contrasts. In a great masterly manner, he wipes expressively over the plate and creates a narrative that emphasizes the group's togetherness from the artistic formal language. He depicts the figures in powerful and nuanced side and frontal views, inviting the viewer to participate in the scene through the figure on the left in the foreground. Thematically influenced by Norse mythology, the Vikings conceal the trait of longing that inseparably links Nolde with his Nordic homeland of Schleswig-Holstein. Etching on strong Van Gelder Zonen wove paper (with watermark). Signed. - Faint foxing in margins, also on the verso. These hardly seeping through onto recto. On the verso removed traces from previous mounting in corners. All in all very good. Splendid impression,finely line-etched and ith a wonderfully nuanced toning, with wide margin and deckle edge on two sides. - One of only 5 copies. Very rare. - Provenance: Collection Anges Holthusen (née Weizsäcker), Hamburg - Printed by Kleinsorg, Sabo, Felsing.