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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Emil Nolde
Emil Hansen (1867-1956, later changed name to Nolde after birthplace) was a German artist working in the expressionist style. He is known for his fearless use of bold, bright colours, especially deep reds and golds, though many of his floral scenes also feature blues, violets and splashes of pink. However, there is a darker element to Nolde’s life and work. This can be traced back to Nolde’s support of the Nazi party, and his condemnation of contemporary Jewish artists. But despite Nolde’s advocacy of the Nazi regime, his work was attacked by Hitler and the Nazi party, and many of his works were removed from German museums during the Second World War.
Before this, Nolde was a member of the German expressionist group Die Brücke, which came together in Dresden, 1905. The artists of Die Brücke, meaning ‘The Bridge’, had shared interests in primitive art and the use of non-naturalistic colour to enhance emotion. Other members included Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
