ART
Emil Nolde |
Written 23 November |
Monday 08 December, 00:00Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 [map]
German expressionism is a relatively new subject in France.
Emil Nolde (1867-1956), one of the main representatives of the movement, has, for the first time in France, a retrospective, and an ambitious exhibition which pays homage to this great figure of modern art by bringing together ninety paintings (including the polyptych Life of Christ from the
Nolde Foundation in Seebüll, Germany) and seventy watercolours, engravings and drawings.
This ensemble is presented in chronological sequence and divided into twelve themes (The Enchanted Mountain, A Country, Fighting Years, Paintings of bible stories and legends, Graphic Work, Berlin Night, World, Homeland, "Fantasies" and “unpainted painting", The Sea). For the general public, it will be a discovery ; and for connoisseurs, a unique opportunity to see paintings brought together from all over the world illustrating his entire range.
Nolde's work is remarkable for its extraordinary colour combinations, uncompromising line and unmatched narrative verve. The human being is his main concern, brilliantly presented in portraits, mother and child figures, and couples. Landscapes and still lifes are like bright dreams, in which contemplation of everyday life and nature is transfigured by his audacious colours. His religious subjects overturn all attempts made in this field in the modern period and try to find the roots of a primitive religion, close to man.
Both scathing and serene, Nolde paints both social theatre and mankind. He lived to a great age for his time – 89 – lived through both world wars and has left a body of work which continues to speak to most of the contemporary art world today.
| What: | Emil Nolde |
| When: | Monday 08 December, 00:00 |
| Where: | Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, 3, avenue du Général-Eisenhower 75008 [map] |
| Transport: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Cost: | 10EUR |
| Phone: | 01 44 13 17 17 |
| Web: | www.grandpalais.fr |
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