Evening Glow

Emil Nolde (born Emil Hansen)

1915

Oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Two boats float on a sea reflecting a darkening sky. The glow of the lowering sun illuminates one, while the shadow of a cloud falls across the other. With powerful brushwork, the artist merges water and clouds in a rhythmic whole, where sea and sky converge in a blur. The sea was a recurring theme for Nolde, who always lived near the water. Nearly ten years before painting <i>Evening Glow</i>, he survived a storm at sea in a small boat and his later paintings reflect his memories of the violent sea and sky. Gallery G377 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Winston