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ART GROUP
In January , a small group of AWCH members met at the Bucerius Art Forum , where Holly Todd led us through an impressive tour of the Emil Nolde exhibition .
A Closer Look at Emil Nolde
Nolde had his roots in Northern Germany , where he was born , and in Copenhagen and the Danish islands , where he lived . This Nordic influence can be seen in Nolde ’ s early landscape paintings , which we were invited to take a closer look at . Holly juxtaposed these canvases with the works of other Danish painters included in the show .
Among Nolde ’ s early work were Self Portrait ( 1899 ) and Holiday Guest ( 1904 ), reflecting the artist ’ s firm belief in “ Blut und Boden ” ( blood and earth ) and his great love for the countryside and windswept plains . We observed how this feeling of solitude permeated his early paintings , and we were invited to compare these works with Vilhelm Hammershoi ’ s Double Portrait of the Artist with
AWCH member Holly T . ( right ) guides a group of members through the Nolde exhibit at Bucerius Art Forum in January . ( Photo by Carol H .)
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His Wife ( 1892 ) and Viggo Johansen ’ s The Artist ’ s Family ( 1895 ). Both Danish painters are well known for their interiors and for employing a more open style of brushwork moving toward Impressionism . As Holly pointed out , the use of a kind of clear , cool Danish light played an important role in these paintings . They were not seen as studying light and its effects , as is inherent in Impressionist works , but rather as using light to create a subtle heightening of reality . This departure from reality is something that appealed to Nolde .
In 1911 , Nolde traveled to
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