Technique: Original Hand Signed Drypoint on thin Van Gelder Zonen Laid Paper

Additional Information: This original drypoint is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Emil Nolde" at the lower right margin.
It was printed by Genthe, Hamburg, and by Carl Sabo, Berlin. The edition was never published.
The paper bears the Van Gelder Zonen watermark in the right margin.

Provenance: Galerie Günther Franke, Munich.
Private Collection Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1935).
By descent through the family since 1935.

Literature: Schiefler, G., Mosel, C. & Urban, M.(1995). Emil Nolde : das graphische Werk. Cologne: M. DuMont Schauberg.
Reference: Schiefler, Mosel & Urban 136 II (of II)

Condition: Very good condition. The sheet reduced on all sides. Minor skinning from previous hinging, verso. Skilfully repaired tears at the upper sheet edges, far from the image.