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Emil Nolde Most Popular Paintings

The 25 artworks by Emil Nolde our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

Edition 2026 · 25 artworks Each artwork painted to order
Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide Emil Nolde · 1867 – 1956

Anna Wieds Garden

Emile Nolde’s vibrant Expressionist masterpiece captures the serene beauty of Anna Wieds Garden—a lush landscape brimming with pink blossoms and bathed in golden light. Explore this iconic piece from 1920s Germany and bring its emotive power into your home.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 1 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Masks

1911 · Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

Explore Emil Nolde's 'Masks,' a haunting Expressionist painting featuring distorted faces and symbolic masks against a striking blue backdrop. A captivating study of identity and emotion.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 2 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Masks

1911 · Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City · original 100 x 94 cm

Experience the intense emotional power of these expressive primitive masks in this 1911 masterpiece by German Expressionist Emil Nolde, a captivating piece perfect for collectors seeking bold and soulful fine art.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 3 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Christ among the Children

Emil Nolde’s "Christ among the Children" captures a vibrant expressionist scene of community and togetherness with bold colors and intense emotion, offering a unique opportunity to own a piece of art history.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 4 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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[Lady

1922 · MAM Rio, Rio de Janeiro · original 47 x 35 cm

A captivating watercolor portrait by Emil Nolde (1922), 'Lady's Portrait,' showcases a serene woman with striking eyes, reflecting his Expressionist style and rich color palette. Explore this iconic work!

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 5 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Franz Xaver Wolfgang and Carl Thomas Mozart, Childhood-Portrait

1798 · The Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg, Salzburg · original 68 x 55 cm

Emile Nolde’s ‘Mozart Children’ captures innocence & artistic vision within the Expressionist movement. A vibrant watercolor portrait of Karl Thomas & Franz Xaver Mozart, showcasing Nolde's masterful technique and historical context.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 6 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Dance around the golden calf

Emil Nolde’s vibrant Dance around the Golden Calf captures an exuberant celebration of movement and pagan ritual against a backdrop reminiscent of Gauguin's Tahitian landscapes—a bold exploration of color and form from the Expressionist era. Discover this captivating artwork and bring its spirited energy into your home.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 7 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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The Mocking of Christ

1909 · original 88 x 106 cm

Experience Emil Nolde’s visceral 'The Mocking of Christ' (1909). A powerful Expressionist masterpiece featuring distorted figures & intense color, ideal for collectors.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 8 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Autumn Sea

Explore 'Autumn Sea' by Emile Nolde – a stunning Expressionist masterpiece! Vibrant colors, dynamic brushstrokes & a captivating seascape. Discover this iconic artwork today.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 9 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Flower Garden (Girl and Washing)

1908 · Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf · original 66 x 83 cm

Discover Emil Nolde’s ‘Flower Garden,’ a vibrant Expressionist masterpiece! Explore its bold colors, impasto technique & nostalgic beauty. A statement piece for modern interiors.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 10 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Crucifixion,

1912 · original 221 x 194 cm

Emil Nolde’s powerful 1912 ‘Crucifixion’ depicts the poignant scene with expressive figures and bold colors, capturing a timeless moment of faith and suffering. Explore this iconic artwork and bring its beauty into your space.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 11 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Constanze Mozart

1802 · The Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg, Salzburg

Experience Emil Nolde's 'Constanze Mozart,' a captivating watercolor portrait brimming with emotion and vibrant colors. Explore the artist’s Expressionist style and its profound impact on modern art – available as a premium reproduction.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 12 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Blue Sea (Sailboat and Two Steamships)

Emil Nolde’s Expressionistic masterpiece captures a dramatic seascape ablaze with vibrant orange and yellow hues—a bold departure from realism that embodies the artist's emotive style and reflects the spirit of early 20th-century art. Explore this stunning reproduction.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 13 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Dance around the Golden Calf

1910 · Neue Pinakothek, Munich · original 68 x 101 cm

Emile Nolde’s Dance Around the Golden Calf explodes with vibrant blues and captures the ecstatic energy of Expressionist dance—a primal celebration of unity against religious symbolism. Explore this iconic masterpiece by Nolde, born 1867

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 14 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Mismatched Couple

Emile Nolde’s 'Mismatched Couple' presents a raw expressionistic portrait of an unsettling relationship through bold colors and distorted forms, capturing the intensity of human connection in a unique German artwork. Discover this evocative piece and bring its emotional depth into your collection.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 15 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Mask Still Life III,

1911 · original 74 x 78 cm

Bold Expressionist colors illuminate this striking still life featuring five masks—red, yellow, white/gray, green—each adorned with expressive eyes and mouths, reflecting Nolde’s fascination with primitive art and capturing a mood of profound contemplation. Explore Emil Nolde's masterpiece at ArtsDot.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 16 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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crucifixion

Experience the dramatic intensity of Emile Nolde's vibrant Expressionist crucifixion scene with bold brushstrokes; discover this powerful masterpiece today.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 17 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Child and Large Bird

This 1912 Expressionist oil by Emil Nolde shows a child beside a massive bird. Discover the power of this symbolic masterpiece today.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 18 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Mask. Still Life

Vibrant expressionist masks in bold red, yellow, and green colors define this striking still life by Emil Nolde, capturing the raw intensity of primitive art and inviting you to explore this masterpiece for your collection.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 19 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Small flower garden

Vibrant expressionistic blooms in red and yellow dance under a moody cloudy sky in this captivating Small Flower Garden by Emil Nolde, an exquisite piece inviting you to bring German Expressionism into your home.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 20 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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excited people - -

1913 · original 103 x 77 cm

Experience the vibrant Expressionist style of Emile Nolde’s ‘Excited People,’ capturing intense emotion and lively conversation amidst a lush green backdrop. Explore this iconic 1913 masterpiece and discover its beauty at ArtsDot.com.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 21 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Mother and Child

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 22 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Sea with Red Sky

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 23 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Marshy Landscape under the Evening Sky

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Popularity: No. 24 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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Legend- Saint Mary of Egypt - Death in the Desert

Experience Nolde's vibrant Expressionism with Saint Mary of Egypt; capture the dramatic tension of this 1912 masterpiece reproduction today.

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Popularity: No. 25 of 394 artworks by Emil Nolde
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The artist

Emil Nolde

1867 – 1956

Quick facts

Room fitliving room
Museums on APSNeue Pinakothek, Museum Kunstpalast, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, MAM Rio, The Mozart-Museums of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg
Born1867, Nolde, Denmark
Vibedramatic
Works on APS394
Color intensitybalanced, vivid
Topics exploredcolour, flowers, landscape, women, expressionism
Copyright statusPublic domain

Biography

The Life and Identity of Emile Nolde

Born Hans Emil Hansen on 7 August 1867, the man who would become known as Emile Nolde grew up near the village of Nolde in the Duchy of Schleswig. His early years were shaped by the rural, agrarian life of his family. He eventually moved away from this path, choosing instead to work as a wood carver and furniture decorator. This tactile, physical labor preceded his shift toward painting and printmaking. He adopted his artistic name as a way to establish a separate identity from his family's expectations.

His presence in the early 20th century was marked by a move toward the internal and the subjective. As one of the first Expressionists, he sought to move beyond the surface of things. He became a member of the Die Brücke group, a collective that looked to break away from academic traditions. His work often focused on the psychological and the primal, using color and form to reach for something deeper than a simple likeness. He was a painter who looked at the world through a lens of intense, personal feeling.

Early Life and Artistic Beginnings

Born Hans Emil Hansen, he grew up on a farm in the Duchy of Schleswig. His parents were Danish and Frisian peasants, and the rhythms of rural life shaped his early years. He eventually realized that the life of a farmer was not his own. He felt a sense of unsuitability for the heavy, repetitive work of the land. Instead of the plow, his hands sought the grain of wood.

He turned to woodcarving as a craft, working with the material in a way that required a steady, tactile connection. This period of manual labor was not a detour but a foundation. He later moved through studies in Karlsruhe and Munich, though the academic constraints of those institutions often felt restrictive. He eventually adopted the name Emil Nolde, a choice that marked a departure from his family's expectations and a step toward his own identity.

Artistic Development and Influences

The way he approached a canvas was shaped by a deep connection to the Post-Impressionist style. He looked toward the work of Paul Gauguin and found a way to move beyond simple representation. This shift allowed him to focus on the inner weight of a subject rather than its outward appearance. His interest in the natural world often manifested in his preoccupation with flowers, a habit that mirrored the influence of Vincent van Gogh. He did not merely paint a garden; he sought the pulse within the petals.

His path was never a straight line. While he found a place among the artists of the Die Brücke group, his interests often pulled him toward different circles. In 1912, he exhibited alongside the members of Wassily Kandinsky's Der Blaue Reiter group. This period of his life was marked by a constant search for a visual language that could hold the intensity of his observations. He moved between the study of color and the study of form, always looking for a way to make the paint speak of something more than the surface of the world.

Membership in the Die Brücke Group

In early 1906, a shift occurred when his work was seen at Arnold’s in Dresden. This encounter led to an invitation to join the Die Brücke group. He remained part of this collective from February 1906 until November 1907. The group itself had been active in Dresden since 1905, seeking to move away from academic traditions through a search for a new pictorial language.

His time with the group was marked by a connection to Post-Impressionist influences. While the members shared a common goal of breaking from established norms, his own path remained distinct. He brought a specific interest in the expressive power of primitive masks and carvings from his native Schleswig-Holstein to the group's shared explorations. This period in Dresden helped define his early approach to color and form before he moved toward a more independent direction.

Technique and Expressive Style

The brushwork reveals a preoccupation with the immediate sensation of color. He was among the first oil painters and watercolorists of the early twentieth century to push the boundaries of how color could be used. His palette often leans into heavy, golden yellows and deep reds. These choices give a certain weight to the surface, making the colors feel present rather than merely decorative. He did not settle for the subtle shifts of light seen in earlier traditions, opting instead for a directness that prioritizes the feeling of a subject over its literal likeness.

Watercolor became a primary medium for him from the 1930s until his death. He found that the medium allowed him to translate his ideas and concepts to the paper much faster than oil painting. This speed is visible in the way he handled the pigment, creating vivid, brooding storm-scapes and brilliant florals. The paint often moves with a sense of urgency, capturing a specific moment of light or weather before it shifts. In his landscapes, the color is not just a layer on top of a shape; it is the substance of the shape itself.

Autumn Sea (about 1908)
The Mocking of Christ (1909)
Masks (about 1906-1907)

Persecution and the Nazi Regime

The relationship between Nolde and the Nazi regime was a complicated one. He was a member of the Nazi Party, yet his own paintings were condemned by the state. His work was deemed “degenerate” by the regime, leading to a direct conflict between his political affiliations and his creative output. This tension resulted in the removal of 1,052 of his works from museums by the Nazi Party.

The restrictions on his practice grew more severe as the years passed. After 1941, he was forbidden to paint. During this period of silence, he turned to other means to keep his vision alive. He created hundreds of watercolors that he kept hidden, often referred to as his "Unpainted Pictures." These works remained out of sight while the official art world turned away from his style.

Notable Works and Artistic Achievements

His brushwork often sought the essence of a subject through a direct application of color. In 1912, he produced Man, Woman and Cat, a work that reflects his interest in the forms of objects and figures. By 1917, his focus turned toward the natural world in Blumengarten (Utenwarf). These pieces show a steady commitment to his specific way of seeing, using thick layers of paint to build up the surface.

As the years passed, his relationship with his medium shifted. From the 1930s until his death, watercolor became his primary way of working, allowing him to move his ideas onto the paper more quickly than with oil. This is evident in the 1930 watercolor Stormy Sea, where the movement of the water is captured through rapid, expressive strokes. Even when he was forbidden from painting in public, he continued to work in private, creating hundreds of hidden watercolors that he called his "Unpainted Pictures."

His later years saw a continued exploration of the human form and the psychological weight of a portrait. In 1937, he created Doppelbildnis, a double portrait that emerged from a series of his watercolor studies. His work remains a record of a man who used color to reach for a specific, internal truth.

Man, Woman and Cat (1912)
Blumengarten (Utenwarf) (1917)
Stormy Sea (1930)
Doppelbildnis (1937)

Legacy and Historical Impact

The weight of his influence is felt in the way color was allowed to move beyond mere description. By pushing the boundaries of what a canvas could hold, he helped shape the direction of Expressionism. His work moved away from the academic rules of the past, favoring a directness that prioritized the internal state over the external likeness. This shift allowed for a new kind of visual language, one where the application of paint and the choice of hue were used to communicate a raw, unmediated sense of being.

His presence in the early movements of the twentieth century helped establish a precedent for the artist as an individual voice, often at odds with the prevailing political or social climate. Even when his work was removed from public view and labeled as degenerate, he continued to produce art in private. This persistence ensured that his specific approach to color and form would eventually be recognized as a significant contribution to modern art. He left behind a body of work that continues to be studied for its intensity and its refusal to conform to the expectations of his time.

The Mocking of Christ
Autumn Sea
Masks

Where to See His Works Today

Tracing his presence in public collections reveals a scattered but significant trail. In Hanover, the Sprengel Museum holds his watercolor landscape, Stormy Sea. Moving north to Stockholm, Sweden, the Moderna Museet contains Blumengarten (Utenwarf). These pieces offer a way to see how his hand moved across different surfaces and subjects.

The Böttcherstraße Museums in Bremen also house his works, keeping his presence felt within the German landscape. For those looking for a more concentrated view of his life and output, the Nolde Stiftung Seebüll was created in 1956. This foundation remains a central point for his legacy.

Stormy Sea
Blumengarten (Utenwarf)

Questions & Answers

Where is Emil Nolde from?

Emil Nolde was born in Denmark.

Can I study Emil Nolde's use of color across all works?

Emil Nolde's use of color across the works listed on this website can be studied on the artist's Palette Genome page.

Can I explore Emil Nolde's works by keyword?

To find works by Emil Nolde on a specific theme, use the artist's By Keywords page, which groups the artworks by keyword.

By the ArtsDot.com Editorial Team Updated Oct. 14, 2026

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