Emil NoldeGerman, Danish, 1867–1956Papuan Head (Papua-Kopf)
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Not on view at present
Where is “Papuan Head (Papua-Kopf)” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 279.1958
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Emil Nolde
The whole life1910–1912
First success at exhibitions in Hamburg, Essen and Hagen
In 1910–12 Nolde had his first success at exhibitions in Hamburg, Essen and Hagen.
1912
Exhibits with Kandinsky’s Blaue Reiter
In 1912 Nolde exhibited with Wassily Kandinsky’s Munich-based group Der Blaue Reiter; by then he had achieved some fame and could support himself through his art.
1913–1914
An expedition to New Guinea by way of Russia and Asia
In 1913–14 Nolde travelled to the Southern Hemisphere as a member of the Medical-Demographic German New Guinea Expedition of the Imperial Colonial Office; a famous series of his paintings covers the journey, with the South Seas, Moscow, Siberia, Korea, Japan and China.
1913–1914 · Workplace
German New Guinea
1916
Moves to Utenwarf
In 1916 Nolde moved to Utenwarf on the west coast near Tønder.
