Alfred Möllner: "a kind of Nolde"

 Alfred Möllner 

(born Hildesheim 1930 - ?)

"Meer mit roten Wolken"

If you ever dreamed to have and to hang an Emil Nolde (1867-1956) painting, and are not financially solid enough to transfer 7.3 Million €. to the auction house, try finding one of the signed and limited to 150 copies lithographic reproductions by Nolde's probably last and most talented student (1953-54) Alfred Möllner. Affordable but great art.  It'll do for me, has too. The sensation of "having" is perhaps greater than visiting Nolde online or even experiencing and undergoing Nolde's originals in his museum. 

Displayed, matted and framed 50 x70 this Möllner Opus Magnus (IMHO) is a stunning art work, an eye catcher and will prove to be a conversation piece in any interior.  

Emil Nolde: €7,3.000.000 in a recent auction. 

5 of Möllners paintings were lithographically reproduced (image seize 36 x 50 cm., date unknown). Sets and individual copies sometimes appear in eBay etc. They represent expressionist sky impressions over Germany's North provinces (Emil Nolde country...). They will not throw you in poverty.  

Titles: "Friesenhof" - "Wolken über dem Horizont" - "Abend im Teufelsmoor" - "Küstenlandschaft".

Finding not more than a dozen other examples of Möllners expressionist water colour landscapes (all in one auction....) and besides the facts he was born in Hildesheim, studied in Karlsruhe academy and was Noldes last master-student, shortly before Nolde's death, NOTHING can be found about his artistic career and life. Following the titles of some of his works: he visited America, the Caribic and England. No exhibition records came to light.   

He or she who knows more is invited to share this knowledge.    

 

(All pictures borrowed freely from the Internet for friendly, academic and non commercial use). 

Pont Neuf

 Le Pont Neuf (Paris)

The location is a well known, iconic and famous one: the oldest stone bridges of Paris connecting the western tip Isle-de-la-Cité (square Vert-Galant) with 2 sets of arches with the North and South banks of River Seine. Although there are 4 possible location of this perspective, seeing both Pont du Carrousel and Pont des Arts on the horizon,  below the arch, it is most likely this location:

Besides the fisherman, a mysterious tramrails (of which no examples of this structure in other copies of art or photograph could be found), some beached small vessels and the outline of a Bateau Lavoir (lower right) is visible. 

Although many artist impressions (paintings, etchings etc) of the Pont Neuf can be found the passage on quay level is not found very often.  First of all the Armington artist etching couple (Frank & Caroline) who frequented this particular site, came to mind but the signature tells different ! 

Maybe an interested reader or specialist can help reading the signature.....

Some nice examples by well and lesser known artists: 

Caroline Armington 

   

Jules de Bruycker 

William Wilson (Scottish)

August Lepère

All help and suggestions to the artist are very welcomed !