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Death as a Dancer by Emil Nolde

Death as a Dancer

Emil Nolde · 1918

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DETAILS
Artist
Emil Nolde
Date
1918
Medium
Etching and aquatint on white wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 20.9 × 26.3 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 41.8 × 45.3 cm (16 1/2 × 17 7/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro
ART MOVEMENTS
Die Brucke
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THE ARTIST

Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde, a pioneering Expressionist, explored intense color and brushwork, creating vivid storm-scapes and brilliant florals.

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