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Diagonal Nude

1908

Emil Nolde

(German, 1876–1956)
Culture
Germany, 20th century
Medium
etching and aquatint
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1974.44
Catalogue raisonné
Schiefler and Mosel I.95
State
I/II
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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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.
Greyscale print of nude figure with a light skin tone viewed from above, laying on their stomach. They cut diagonally across the paper, with their feet in the upper left corner, and elbow propping up their head in the lower right, hair obscuring their hand and face. Visible strokes create the figure. The dark background directly surrounding their body is speckled and green tinged.

Diagonal Nude

1908

Emil Nolde

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

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