Emil Nolde: Unpainted Pictures

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Unpainted Pictures is the title of a series of fascinating watercolors painted by Emil Nolde from 1938 through 1945. Nolde created these works in the seclusion of his own home in Seebll, after his works had been confiscated by the Nazis and he himself had been forbidden to paint. He lent many of them to friends for safekeeping, in order to protect himself and his art from Gestapo raids. These small, free, imaginative works were ''unpainted'' in the sense that they did not officially exist and were not supposed to exist--not only that, but Nolde hoped to expand on them at a later date. Nolde never offered any of these watercolors for sale, and today this collection--which has become, for many, the summary and epitome of his work--resides at the Nolde Foundation in Seebll. All of the 104 watercolors in the series are presented here, along with a kind of diary, consisting of dated notes, thoughts, questions, and dreams, which together form a record of the period in which the Unpainted Pictures were being created. Gorgeous, diverse, and quietly moving, these Unpainted Pictures continue to be nothing short of a revelation.

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Emil Nolde: My Garden Full of Flowers

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This new title in DuMont's themed Emil Nolde series, which includes Wanderlust and Unpainted Pictures, is devoted to the painter's garden and flower pictures. Wherever he settled, Nolde always planted a flower garden. Sitting in front of his floral arrangements, this great colorist produced numerous watercolors and oils (though the latter were done indoors, in his studio). Nolde's garden at Seeb¸ll is a particular focus of this volume, and one of the artist's most marvelous creations, designed as it is around motifs using the the initials A and E (for his wife Ada and his own name). A sumptuous compilation, My Garden Full of Flowers records an enduring love affair and one of art's finest virtuosos of color at the peak of his achievement.

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