Sculpture "Java Dancer" (1913/14), bronze partially gold-plated
Sculpture "Java Dancer" (1913/14), bronze partially gold-plated
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 980 copies | numbered | signature | foundry hallmark | certificate | bronze | chased | polished | patinated | partially gold-plated | original size | size 8 x 31 x 7 cm (w/h/d)
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Sculpture "Java Dancer" (1913/14), bronze partially gold-plated
Only available worldwide at ars mundi: Emil Nolde's Java Dancer.
It must have been a great adventure for Emil Nolde, who grew up on a farm: From early October 1913 until the summer of 1914, he accompanied the "Medical-Demographic Expedition to German New Guinea". His art focused entirely on the people. Nolde drew and watercoloured them and was fascinated by their rituals. On the island of Java, he was able to attend a royal festival. The trained woodcarver was so impressed by the dancers and their performance, which was controlled down to the smallest movement, that he devoted himself to capturing their grace in figures made of firewood from the ship's galley during his journeys.
Sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled by hand, polished and patinated. Cast directly from the original, reproduced in the original size. 24-carat partially gold-plated. Limited edition of 980 copies, numbered and signed and with the foundry hallmark. Published in cooperation with the Nolde Foundation Seebüll. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limitation. Size 8 x 31 x 7 cm (w/h/d). ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Customer reviews
Wurde sehr schnell geliefert ,alles super
Die Figur "Java-Tänzerin" von Emil Nolde sieht einfach toll aus auf der Anrichte. Sieht sehr gut aus zusammen mit der schwarzen, mit Gold bemalten Obstschale. Außerdem finde ich es gut, wenn man so ein Kunstobjekt zur Ansicht hat, bevor man es zurückschickt oder behält. Denn das schönste Teil sieht in falscher Umgebung "fremd" aus. Und das möchte man ja vermeiden. Bin sehr zufrieden. Sie hat einen Ehrenplatz. Nochmals vielen Dank für Ihre Bemühungen.
Anfangs war ich irritiert, dass die Figur im Oberkörperbereich von der Seite gesehen so flach ist. Das war im Katalog so nicht zu sehen. Aber ich bin mit der Figur sehr zufrieden.
Noldes Java-Tänzerin in teilvergoldeter Bronze ist exakt so ausgefallen, wie wir es uns von den Prospekt- und Internetansichten erhofft haben. Die Anmut ihrer Bewegung, die Patina der Bronzeoberfläche und die wunderbare Farbkomposition aus schwarz, braun und Gold machen die Skulptur von jedem Winkel der Betrachtung heraus zu einem Blickfang. Kunst muss primär gefallen - die Bronzeskulptur hält in diesem Fall voll und ganz was die Bilder versprechen und bekommt meine volle Empfehlung.
alles ok, wunderbares Stück
About Emil Nolde
1867-1956 - German Expressionist
Emil Nolde was born as Hans Emil Hansen and named himself after his birthplace in 1902. Nolde is considered one of the most important German Expressionists. When he was rejected by the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to Paris to study at the Académie Julien. Starting in 1905 he lived and worked on the Danish island of Alsen and in Berlin and was a member of the revolutionary expressionist group "Die Brücke" (The Bridge) for a short time and of the Berlin Secession.
Shortly after Nolde left the artists' association "Die Brücke" at the end of 1907, he met the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in Berlin, whose work impressed him greatly. During the visit of his friend Hans Fehr in 1908, he began to discover the technique of watercolour painting and finally how to realise it with virtuosity.
Today, Nolde's oeuvre includes numerous watercolour works, oil paintings, graphic works and several sculptures. His intensive use of colour is characteristic. Although the artist always remained figurative in his motifs (e.g. landscapes, flowers, city scenes, religious motifs), he "composed" his pictures entirely from colour. When Nolde moved into his brick house "Seebüll" in Neukirchen in northern Germany in 1927, he surrounded it with a large garden that offered him motifs in abundance.
Research had long noted that Nolde's position on National Socialism was problematic. His exclusion from the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts was associated with a ban on exhibitions, sales and publications. Nolde repeatedly sought rehabilitation and recognition as a state artist. However, he was denied this right up until the end. His painting was simply not formally compatible with the ideas of the Nazis.
At the opening of the infamous exhibition "Degenerate Art", 48 of his works were shown, and more than 1000 works were confiscated. However, due to his contacts, Nolde was able to retrieve a large part of these works.
Despite his active adherence to the system, he was banned from working from 1941 on. However, his ban didn't include a general ban on painting, as was often reported later. During the war, he produced more than 1000 of the so-called "unpainted pictures" in the privacy of his home. The term originally referred to the function of these small-format watercolours as studies and preliminary sketches that were not turned into large paintings. After 1945, these undoubtedly artistically charming pieces and their naming contributed to the mystification of Nolde as a persecuted artist.
Despite the contradictory ideological positions of Nolde as a person, the artistic value of his work remains undisputed to this day. The way Nolde manages to let the colour of an oil painting or aquarelle glow from within is unrivalled.
Works by Emil Nolde can be found in the collections of high-ranking museums worldwide, including the Art Institute in Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Brücke Museum in Berlin, the Albertina in Vienna and the Kunstmuseum in Basel, etc. Moreover, foundations have been established in his honour in Seebüll and Berlin.
An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times.
When casting bronze, the artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. It's the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
First, the artist forms a model of his sculpture. It is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber mass. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out. The liquid wax is poured into the negative mould. After cooling down, the wax cast is removed from the mould, provided with sprues and dipped into ceramic mass. The ceramic mass is hardened in a kiln, whereby the wax flows out (lost mould).
Now we finally have the negative form, into which the 1400° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken off and the sculpture is revealed.
Now the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist himself or, to his specifications, by a specialist. Thus, each casting becomes an original work.
For lower-quality bronze castings, the sand casting method is often used which, however, does not achieve the results of a more complex lost-wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.
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Artistic movement that replaced Impressionism in the early 20th century.
Expressionism is the German form of the art revolution in painting, graphic art and sculpture, which found its precursor in the works of Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the late 19th century. The Expressionists attempted to advance to the primal elements of painting. With vibrant, unbroken colours in large areas and with the emphasis on the line and the resulting targeted suggestive expressiveness, they fought against the artistic taste established by the bourgeoisie.
The most important representatives of Expressionism were the founders of "Die Brücke" (The Bridge): Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Max Pechstein, Otto Mueller and Franz Marc, August Macke and others.
Masters of Viennese Expressionism are Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka. Among the sculptors, Ernst Barlach is the most famous.
Fauvism is the French form of Expressionism.
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Artist's multiples have been called the most accessible and affordable art on the market.
A true-to-the-original reproduction of an artwork in the same size and with the best possible material and colour uniformity.
The mould is usually taken directly from the original so that the replication reproduces even the finest details. After casting the replication, using the most appropriate method, the surface is polished, patinated, gilded or painted according to the original.
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A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.