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Emil Nolde

(German, 1867–1956)

sea under purple skies by emil nolde

Emil Nolde

Sea under Purple Skies, 1930–1935

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Biography

Timeline

1867
Born: in Nolde, North Schleswig, Germany as Emil Hansen on August 7th
1884 - 1888
Had an apprenticeship as a wood carver and furniture designer in Flensburg
1892 - 1898
Taught industrial drawing at the Gewerbemuseum
1899
Went to Dachau to become Adolf Hölzel’s pupil
1906
Briefly joined a group of painters called ‘Die Brücke’
1909
First attempted to paint using watercolors on non-absorbent paper
1939 - 1945
Painted his ‘unpainted paintings’ in Seebüll
1956
Died: in Seebüll, Germany on April 13th

Exhibitions

2012
Max Liebermann und Emil Nolde. Gartenbilder, Liebermann Villa am Wannsee, Germany
2011
Die unbekannte Sammlung - Klassiker der Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany
2008
Emil Nolde. Begegnung mit dem Nordischen, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld
2007
Emil Nolde. Die Bergpostkarten, Museumberg Flensburg, Flensburg
2006
Emile Nolde, Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu City
1996
Emil Nolde--Christian Rohlfs, Galerie St. Etienne New York
1995
Emil Nolde: The Painter's Prints, Boston Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
1991
Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi GermaNew York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA
1988
Emil Nolde in Berlin, Brücke Museum Berlin, Germany
1985
German Art of the 20th Century, Royal Academy of Art London, England
English (US)

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