Screen LibraryEmil Nolde : the grotesques /
"Although Emil Nolde is famous for his dramatic ocean views and colorful flower gardens, his love of the fantastical and grotesque has received less attention to date. Yet, it is clear from his autobiography and many letters that they had a significant impact on his artistic work. Besides his f...
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Hatje Cantz,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin, Germany : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English German |
| Edition: | English edition. |
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"Although Emil Nolde is famous for his dramatic ocean views and colorful flower gardens, his love of the fantastical and grotesque has received less attention to date. Yet, it is clear from his autobiography and many letters that they had a significant impact on his artistic work. Besides his first oil painting, the Bergriesen (Mountain Giants, 1895/96), his Bergpostkarten (Mountain Postcards) from before 1900 also display his fascination with the imaginary: here, the Swiss mountains appear as bizarre human physiognomies. His turning away from reality in favor of a grotesque, alternative wor |
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Published on the occasion of the Internationale Tage Ingelheim exhibition held at Museum Wiesbaden, April 30-July 9, 2017, and at Buchheim Museum der Phantasie, Bernried am Starnberger See, July 23-October 15, 2017. "Translations Steven Lindberg, Bronwen Saunders"--End matter. |
| Carrier Form: | 169 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783775742832 9783775742672 3775742670 3775742832 |
| Index Number: | N6480 |
| CLC: | J231(516)-28 |
| Call Number: | J231(516)-28/N791/2017 |
| Contents: | Foreword / Ulrich Luckhardt and Christian Ring -- Spotlights on the shadowy realm of the grotesque around 1900 / Roman Zieglgänsberger -- On the continuity of the grotesque in the work of Emil Nolde / Christian Ring -- Bergpostkarten (Mountain Postcards), 1894-97 -- "Becoming a painter was my destiny" : Nolde's early success with the Bergpostkarten (Mountain Postcards) / Ulrich Luckhardt -- Phantasien (Fantasies), 1905 -- Märchenholzschnitte (Fairy-Tale Woodcuts), 1906 -- Utenwarf, 1918 -- Hallig Hooge, 1919 -- "Living in seclusion far removed from the world one can have the richest of l |