The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Tanzerinnen (Dancers)
1917
Location: not on view
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Before making prints, Emile Nolde worked as a wood-carver, a technique that later informed his woodcuts.Description
These two swooning female dancers in long, elegant robes express themselves in dramatic but graceful curves, which are matched by Nolde’s vigorous gouging of the block. He combined a richly inked block with embossing, created by printing the block without ink (especially evident on the dancers’ white dresses). Throughout his career, Nolde returned to the theme of the dancer as the embodiment of freedom and expressivity. He knew several renowned avant-garde dancers whose form of modern dance involved elemental poses and free movements, often accompanied only by a drumbeat.- Peters, Emily J. "Collection Highlight. Two Dancers: Rhythmic ecstasy conveyed through a chiseled woodblock.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 58. no. 2 (March/April 2018): 32. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 32.
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