The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
Diagonal Nude
1908
Location: not on view
Description
This depiction of a nude is unusual; seen from above, her body bisects the plate diagonally in a bold, abstract way that is counter to the conventional ideal nude displayed frontally, lying on her side. Instead of using the traditional copper plate, Nolde used iron, which enhanced the corrosive appearance of the green color. He also unevenly laid the etching ground on the plate, resulting in the irregular tone in the background. The grainy, streaky marks around the woman’s body were drawn with a blunt point rather than the more typical sharp etching needle. His technique embraced the unpredictability and spontaneity of the etching process.- Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1974.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (March 1975): 62–102. Reproduced: p. 82; Mentioned: p. 100, no. 92 www.jstor.org
- Graphic Discontent: German Expressionism on Paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 14-May 27, 2018).Eastward from the Rhine: Romanticism to Abstraction, 1800-1925. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 12-September 9, 1984).James Ensor, Edvard Munch, and Emil Nolde: An Exhibition. The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Canada (organizer) (March 7-April 13, 1980); Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Canada (May 3-June 15, 1980); Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada (July 4-August 17, 1980).Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
- {{cite web|title=Diagonal Nude|url=false|author=Emil Nolde|year=1908|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1974.44