The Sea I

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Emil Nolde

Oil on Canvas

The Sea I is such a powerful painting by Emil Nolde. It reminds me how vicious the open sea can be. I would not want to be stuck out there with currents that strong. Which is terrifying if caught in a thunderstorm like how the Deadest catch boats can survive in those horrible weathers.
Emil Nolde was one of the founders of the German Expressionist movement. He was very in tune with the earth and the sea for his ancestors had live beside the North Sea for nine generations. He never lost sight of how strong and destructive the ocean current. He used very vivid colors of darkness to paint the storm to give a good sense of fear.