EMIL NOLDE. BEGEGNUNG MIT DEM NORDISCHEN

EMIL NOLDE (1867-1956)

This catalogue considers Emil Nolde’s conception of himself as a “northern artist”. In the German-Danish border region of North Friesland, particularly energised by his examination of Edvard Munch, Nolde developed his individual painting style, using the intensity of his colours to cast a spell over the viewer. In his later landscapes and seascapes, Nolde’s dramatic use of colour attains almost an abstract level. His oeuvre is the landscape of his homeland, to which he remained loyal and closely connected all his life. The flat land underneath an endless sky, the elemental power of the sea, the Northern lights and the polar nights, the terrible trolls and the tales of sightings of ghosts find a magnificent echo in the contrast of flaming colours and profound, dramatic darkness.

Authors: Andreas Fluck, Jutta Hülsewig-Johnen, and Manfred Reuther.

The illustrated book was published on the occasion of the exhibition „Emil Nolde. Begegnung mit dem Nordischen”, 2008, Kunsthalle Bielefeld.