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Also known as Emile Nolde, Emil Hansen, Emile Hansen, Nolde, e. nolde

German artist (1867–1956)

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Emil Nolde, born Emil Hansen in Burkal Parish, was a German and Danish painter, lithographer, printmaker, and photographer. He was associated with the Expressionism movement and the Berlin Secession, and was a member of Die Brücke. Nolde studied at the Académie Julian and the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, under Friedrich Fehr and Adolf Hölzel. He was influenced by James Ensor and was a member of the Nazi Party.

Nolde participated in documenta and Documenta III. His works include *Aquarelle und Graphik*, *Blumen und Tiere*, *Munch/Nolde*, and *Aquarelle*. He spoke German and was buried at the Nolde Museum Seebüll. He died in Seebüll in 1956.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1867
Died
1956
Works
86

Top works

  • Emil Nolde, Aquarelle und Graphik
  • Blumen und Tiere
  • Munch/Nolde
  • Aquarelle
  • Emil Nolde

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1867
Active to
1956

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
18

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Quotes

  • They [his own fantasies he made in strange pencil drawings then] hover before me now in drifting color, more beautiful than I can possibly paint them.. ..I yearn for the day when I will have found my color harmonies, my harmonies.
  • It [the city Berlin] stinks of perfume, they have water on their brains and they live as food for bacilli and shamelessly like dogs.
  • I had innumerable visions at that time [c. 1903]; wherever I looked, Nature was alive, the sky, the clouds, on every stone and among the branches of the trees, everywhere my creatures stirred and lived their still or wild, lively lives, arousing my excitement and crying out to be painted.
  • a written note of Nolde, 1903, on the island of Alsen; as quoted by , in Expressionism; Praeger Publishers, New York, 1973, p. 77
  • I produce a form, an impression of light, a beauty of tones.. .The etchings are now full of life, an ecstasy, a dance, a gentle motion and fluctuation in tones.
  • Therefore etching produces a different result from the ten drawings of the same character.. .[The etchings are] better, in that they are fresher, bolder, and freer..

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Emil Nolde, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Emil Nolde (born Hans Emil Hansen; 7 August 1867 – 13 April 1956) was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the early 20th century to explore color. He is known for his brushwork and expressive choice of colors. Golden yellows and deep reds appear frequently in his work, giving a luminous quality to otherwise somber tones. His watercolors include vivid, brooding storm-scapes and brilliant florals.

Nolde's intense preoccupation with the subject of flowers reflected his interest in the art of Vincent van Gogh.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emil Nolde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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