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Tanzerinnen (Dancers)

1917

Emil Nolde

(German, 1876–1956)
Culture
Germany, 20th century
Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Delia E. Holden Fund 1960.158
Catalogue raisonné
Schiefler and Mosel 132
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

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.

Tanzerinnen (Dancers)

1917

Emil Nolde

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

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