Large Sunflowers

Emil Nolde

1928 · Oil on wood · Modern and Contemporary Art

The artist was born as Emil Hansen near the German-Danish border, but he later adopted the name of his hometown, Nolde. His attachment to the bucolic region is evident in his many affectionate paintings of the Schleswigian countryside. Vibrant sunflowers crowd the composition, pulsating with life through the use of expressionistic brushstrokes.

Artist

Emil Nolde

Date

1928

Medium

Oil on wood

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Bequest of Walter J. Reinemann, 1970