Emil’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Red-Haired Girl
Emil Nolde German, 1867–1956

Russian Peddler
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Figure and Flowers
Emil Nolde German, 1867–1956

Italian Man
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Portrait of Mary Wigman
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Alice
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

North Sea Landscape
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

The Matterhorn Smiles
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Nude Standing, Front View
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Landscape
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Death as a Dancer
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Three Kings
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Two Old Men Speaking
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Dancers
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Hamburg Pier
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Tingel-Tangel III
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Woman's Head
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Dance I
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Crouching Woman
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956

Harbor
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956