Emil Nolde
Germany (1867—1956)Of modest origins and without an initial academic art education, Nolde began his career as a woodcarver, producing designs for postcards before eventually pursuing formal artistic training. He later became closely associated with the Die Brücke group, while maintaining an independent artistic practice. His participation in an expedition to the East Indies provided inspiration for works such as the lithograph The Dancer. Although he was ideologically sympathetic to National Socialism, the Nazi regime later turned against him, and from 1941 he was forbidden to practise his profession. After World War II he resumed painting, developing an increasingly introspective body of work exemplified by his Self-Portrait.
