Emil Nolde: Picture 'Summer flowers', version framed in black and silver colour

'Emil Nolde is undisputedly the great magician of colour among Expressionist artists. In his watercolour painting, he achieved a somnambulistic confidence in the formal design and handling of the colours. Pure and luminous, Nolde applied them freely to the paper with almost unrivalled virtuosity. This is how he found his way to colour as the actual means of expression in his art. Nolde was the first to elevate the watercolour to a fully-fledged work of art. He thus characterised the development of modern German art right up to the present day. Above all with their radiant luminosity, the sheets cast a spell over the viewer and appeal directly to the emotions. I am therefore delighted that this enchanting watercolour has now been reproduced in outstanding quality for a select audience. (Dr Christian Ring, Director of the Nolde Foundation in Seebüll) Picture 'Summer Flowers': Emil and Ada Nolde planted a garden wherever they lived, and so they also transformed the grassland around their house in Seebüll into a blooming paradise at great expense. 'The colours of the flowers attracted me irresistibly ... the purity of these colours, I loved them,' the Nolde Foundation Seebüll, which ensures that irises, delphiniums, Turkish poppies, cranesbills, lupins and much more bloom here from April to October, quotes him. Original: Watercolour on laid paper, 34.5 x 46 cm. High-quality fine art giclée museum edition reproduced in original size, pigment colours on Hahnemühle handmade watercolour paper. Limited edition of 199 copies, numbered with certificate. Motif size approx. 34.5 x 46 cm (H/W). Sheet size approx. 49.5 x 61 cm (H/W). Dust-tight glazing and framed in an elegant black and silver-coloured solid wood frame with passe-partout. Format approx. 56 x 68 cm (H/W). ars mundi Exclusive Edition, published in co-operation with the Nolde Foundation Seebüll. © Nolde Foundation Seebüll