ARTIST - EMIL NOLDE

Anonimous, Emil Nolde, 1920

Emil Nolde (1867 – 1956) was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, and is considered to be one of the great oil painting and watercolour painters of the 20th century. He is known for his vigorous brushwork and expressive choice of colors. Golden yellows and deep reds appear frequently in his work, giving a luminous quality to otherwise somber tones.

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Nolde-the see III 1913

(English) "Colours in vibration, peeling like silver bells and clanging like bronze bells, proclaiming happiness, passion and love, soul, blood and death. (Emil Nolde)

(Italian) "Colori che vibrano, risuonando delicati come campanelli d'argento, o cozzando come campane di bronzo, che proclamano felicita', passione, amore, anima, sangue e morte." (Emil Nolde)

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Emil Nolde, Summerclound, 1913

(English)
A luminous and bright summer sky. Nolde's seascapes are spectacular in their simplicity...

(Italian)
Un cielo luminoso e chiaro d'estate. Questi paesaggi marini di Nolde sono spettacolari nella loro semplicita'...

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Emil Nolde, Stormy Sea II (Two Sailing Boats Together), 1914

(English)
"What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work." (Emil Nolde)

(Italian)
"Quello che un artista impara conta poco. Cio' che scopre da solo ha veramente valore, e gli da l'incitamento necessario per il lavoro." (Emil Nolde)

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Emil Nolde, North Sea Landscape,1920

(English) "The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks." (Emil Nolde)

(Italian) "L'artista non ha bisogno di conoscere molto. La cosa migliore e' lasciarlo lavorare istintivamente e dipingere con la stessa naturalezza in cui respira o cammina" (Emil Nolde)

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Nolde, Meer und Zwei Dampfer Mit Rotem Abendhimmel, 1939

(English) "The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors." (Emil Nolde)

(Italian) "L'arte di un artista deve essere personale. E' una continua catena di piccole invenzioni, piccole scoperte techniche personali, della sua relazione col mezzo, il materiale e i colori" (Emil Nolde)

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Emil Nolde, Meer mit Dampfern unter gelbem Himmel, 1931

(English) "Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties." (Emil Nolde)

(Italian) "Le persone intelligenti riescono nella vita; i saggi illuminano e creano nuove difficolta'." (Emil Nolde)

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Emil Nolde, Abendhimmel und meer, 1937

(English)
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time." (Emil Nolde)

(Italian)
"Arte e' superiore a razza e religione. Nessuno oggigiorno crede nelle religioni degli Assiri, Egiziani e greci... Solo la loro arte rimane, immune ai secoli." (Emil Nolde)

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Emil Nolde, Autumn Sea, 1910

(English)

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." (Albert Camus)

(Italian)

"L'autunno e' una seconda primavera, dove ogni foglia e' un fiore." (Albert Camus)