Emil Nolde, Belvedere, October 25 – February 3, 2014
Energetic, rough brush strokes and an expressive choice of colours were a hallmark of the works by Expressionist German painter Emil Nolde (1867-1956) from the outset of his career. The artist never hid that his main passion and source of inspiration was travel. Accordingly, Nolde criss-crossed the globe, visiting such exotic destinations (to Westerners) as Russia, the Far East and the tropical islands of the south seas, in voyages that heavily influenced his style of painting. In 1937, the Nazi German regime branded the works by Nolde and other modernist painters as "degenerate art", removing them from museums and forbidding the blacklisted artists from painting, even in private. Nolde sought refuge in his country home on Sylt Island in the North Sea, where he continued to paint in secret. The tiny water colours that he painted during this time (also known as his Unpainted Pictures) were no larger than the palm of his hand, and by the end of the Second World War he had produced more than 1300 such works. The exhibition in Vienna showcases the essence of Nolde's best oeuvres - landscapes, portraits, religious themes and the aforementioned Unpainted Pictures.
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