Emil Hansen, Emil Nolde 1867-1956 mountain postcards (44)
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Product details
| Product number: | 635 |
| Artist: | Emil Nolde |
| Style: | Caricative |
| Material: | Postcard |
Product description
44 mountain postcards, the complete Hirmer catalog illustrations including a test print by Emil Nolde formerly Emil Hansen 1867-1956 .30 cards from the complete series except for Mont Banc (No. 14) .5 multiple cards. The collection also contains the mountain postcards by other artists shown at the beginning of the Hirmer catalog (Moeller).
Even at a young age, the painter Emil Hansen (1867-1956), who later called himself Nolde after his birthplace, traveled around a lot and often changed his place of residence. He spent his free time as often as possible "...with my friends, in the mountains."
Inspired by local legends and fairy tales, he came up with poetic stories about the individual mountain formations, which he gave shape to in his postcard motifs with a humorous accent. In a skillful manner, he provides the natural models with detailed facial features and thus brings the stone to life.
The first mountain postcards were created in 1894, initially as watercolor drawings; the series continued in the coming years.
Two of these postcards were published in the magazine "Die Jugend" from 1896 No.36, which contributed greatly to Emil Nolde's sales success of the cards. (An image at the end)
Because of the enthusiasm and inquiries from collectors, Nolde decided in 1897 to print his mountain postcards using his own resources - with money he had saved and borrowed. The first edition of 100,000 cards was completely sold out within ten days.
The profit that Nolde made from the sale of the cards formed the financial basis for his further career as an artist. His mountain postcards were awarded the gold medal at the International Postcard Exhibition in Nice in 1899.
(Source: Bridge Museum) Lit: Cf. Moeller: Emil Nolde. The mountain postcards (Mchn 2006), p. 56 (illustration) or p. 89 (catalog), Zebhauser: Alpine postcards (Mchn, 1993), p. 163 ff.
Emil Nolde "my life" page 59.
Even at a young age, the painter Emil Hansen (1867-1956), who later called himself Nolde after his birthplace, traveled around a lot and often changed his place of residence. He spent his free time as often as possible "...with my friends, in the mountains."
Inspired by local legends and fairy tales, he came up with poetic stories about the individual mountain formations, which he gave shape to in his postcard motifs with a humorous accent. In a skillful manner, he provides the natural models with detailed facial features and thus brings the stone to life.
The first mountain postcards were created in 1894, initially as watercolor drawings; the series continued in the coming years.
Two of these postcards were published in the magazine "Die Jugend" from 1896 No.36, which contributed greatly to Emil Nolde's sales success of the cards. (An image at the end)
Because of the enthusiasm and inquiries from collectors, Nolde decided in 1897 to print his mountain postcards using his own resources - with money he had saved and borrowed. The first edition of 100,000 cards was completely sold out within ten days.
The profit that Nolde made from the sale of the cards formed the financial basis for his further career as an artist. His mountain postcards were awarded the gold medal at the International Postcard Exhibition in Nice in 1899.
(Source: Bridge Museum) Lit: Cf. Moeller: Emil Nolde. The mountain postcards (Mchn 2006), p. 56 (illustration) or p. 89 (catalog), Zebhauser: Alpine postcards (Mchn, 1993), p. 163 ff.
Emil Nolde "my life" page 59.