EMIL NOLDE'S YOUTH

Emil Nolde was born as Emil Hansen in the village of Nolde, Germany on August 7, 1867. From 1884 till 1888, Nolde studied to become a furniture designer and a woodcutter at several furniture factories in Germany. This led him to become an art teacher in 1889 at the art school in Karlsruhe. From 1892 to 1897 Emil Nolde became art teacher at the art school in Sankt Gallen (Switzerland).


EMIL NOLDE AS A PAINTER

Emil Nolde was a selftaught artist. In the beginning Emil Nolde started as an impressionist painter but thanks to a new way of painting and his use of expressive colours, Nolde soon grew to an avant-gardist painting style.

From 1906 to 1907 he was a member of the artist group Brücke (bridge). During the government of the national socialist party, his works were forbidden, and he was not allowed to paint after 1941. His works were condemned as degenerate art by the Nazi regime. During this period, he painted many paintings while in hiding called the "Unpainted Pictures" by reusing canvases from prior works of art.

Apart from paintings, Nolde's work includes color lithographs and watercolor paintings of various sizes, including landscapes, religious images, and scenes from the Berlin nightlife. A famous series of paintings covers the German New Guinea Expedition, visiting the South Seas, Moscow, Siberia, Korea, Japan, and China.


EMIL NOLDE'S DEATH

Emil Nolde died April 15, 1956 in Seebull.