This trenchant reconsideration of artist Emil Nolde's life and work deconstructs the myths that have surrounded Nolde's legacy until today.
Emil Nolde created some of the most powerful works of the Expressionist movement. Despite the fact that his art was represented more prominently than anyone else's in the infamous exhibition Degenerate Art, he continued to be an ardent sympathiser of the Nazi regime and an admirer of Adolf Hitler. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Nolde's ambiguous position during the Third Reich. In addition, the book takes a fresh look at Nolde's artistic production during the Nazi period, featuring numerous works which have not yet been published or publicly displayed. Eight illustrated essays draw on a wealth of unpublished letters and documents from the artist's estate that offer new insights into Nolde's artistic practices, his political beliefs, and his anti-Semitism, deconstructing the myths that have surrounded Nolde's legacy until today.
AUTHOR: Bernhard Fulda is Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge.
250 colour illustrations
By:
Bernhard Fulda Contributions by:
Aya Soika, Christian Ring Edited by:
Nolde Stiftung Seebull Imprint: Prestel Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 305mm,
Width: 235mm,
Spine: 37mm
Weight: 2.296kg ISBN:9783791358949 ISBN 10: 3791358944 Pages: 384 Publication Date:01 September 2019 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
BERNHARD FULDA is Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge. CHRISTIAN RING is Director of the Nolde Stiftung Seebüll. AYA SOIKA is Professor of Art History at Bard College Berlin.