Dancer (Salome)

1922
(German, 1876–1956)
Catalogue raisonné: Schiefler and Mosel 211
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Location: not on view

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The dancer in Emil Nolde’s dreamlike etching is an object of desire. She may be the enchantress Circe, who turned Odysseus’s men into beasts, as suggested by the block-shaped, almost animalistic heads of the onlookers. Nolde unevenly applied the acid-resistant ground and manipulated it with different tools, such as his fingers, a knife, and a fine brush. The resulting grainy tone and texture align with the mysterious subject.
Dancer (Salome)

Dancer (Salome)

1922

Emil Nolde

(German, 1876–1956)
Germany, 20th century

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