Emil Nolde (1867-1956) was a virtuoso of watercolor painting, as his wife Jolanthe once recalled: "You would think that the material took on a life of its own it flowed from his hand." This volume features some of the most beautiful watercolors from the collection of the Nolde Foundation Seebull.[...]
The austere north German landscape-its flat horizons and soaring, dramatic skies crowded with dark clouds-played a central role in the work and imaginary of Emil Nolde (1867-1956). Growing up near the North Sea in the German-Danish border region, Nolde observed the meeting of sky, land and water in [...]