Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Emil Nolde. It dates from 1913 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Emil Nolde's Untitled is a lithograph created in 1913, held at The Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts three figures: a kneeling person with a hand to their face, a standing figure in a long coat gesturing with outstretched arms, and another standing figure with clasped hands, conveying a sense of emotional intensity or spiritual fervor.
Technique & Style
Nolde employed a rough, expressive style characterized by quick, uneven lines and a limited color palette dominated by black and white, with touches of yellowish tones, to convey emotion over representational detail.
History & Provenance
Created in 1913, Untitled is a product of Nolde's early 20th-century artistic output, and is now part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Emil Nolde was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the early 20th century to explore color.…
