The Prophet (1912 woodcut)
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The Prophet (1912 woodcut) is a stark, expressionist print by Emil Nolde depicting an intense, visionary male figure, celebrated as one of his most powerful and iconic woodcuts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prophet (1912 woodcut) canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressionist artwork
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woodcut print ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key example of early 20th-century German expressionist printmaking ⓘ |
| artMovement |
German Expressionists
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surface form:
German Expressionism
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| associatedWith |
exploration of inner emotion
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spiritual themes in Nolde’s work ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | major print in Nolde catalogues raisonnés ⓘ |
| colorPalette | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Emil Nolde ⓘ |
| depicts |
male figure
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prophet ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic expressionist print
ⓘ
one of Emil Nolde’s most powerful woodcuts ⓘ |
| faceDominatesComposition | true ⓘ |
| genre | Expressionism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later expressionist printmakers ⓘ |
| imageFormat | portrait orientation ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ink
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woodblock ⓘ |
| movementArtistBelongsTo | Die Brücke ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
bold, rough-cut lines
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intense facial expression ⓘ stark black-and-white contrast ⓘ visionary appearance ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Emil Nolde ⓘ |
| partOf | Emil Nolde’s graphic oeuvre ⓘ |
| style |
expressive distortion
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highly simplified forms ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | religious or spiritual figure ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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