Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde was a German Expressionist painter, who used bold colors and strokes in his work.  Nolde was an early advocate of Germany’s National Socialist Party, but, when the Nazis came to power, they declared his work "decadent" and forbade him to paint.  He is known for The Matterhorn Smiles and Dance Around the Golden Calf.