EMIL NOLDE THE SOUTH SEAS

In October 1913 the German Expressionist artists Emil Nolde and his wife, Ada, joined a ernment-sponsored expedition to German New G uinea, travelling by way of Siberia, Korea, Japan, China and the Philippines.Nolde had a life-long fascination with the art of non-E uropean cultures, admiring its directness and expressiveness.During his year-long trip he constantly drew and painted what he saw ar ound him completely absorbed by the indigenous peoples close harmony with nature.