Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde was a German-Danish painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the early 20th century to explore color. He is known for his brushwork and expressive choice of colors. Golden yellows and deep reds appear frequently in his work, giving a luminous quality to otherwise somber tones. His watercolors include vivid, brooding storm-scapes and brilliant florals.

7 August 1867

Born on the same birth day (7 August): Abebe Bikila • Alonso de Ercilla • Francesca Eastwood • Georg Stiernhielm • Jason Grimsley • Jimmy Wales • Johannes Kotze • Juan de la Rosa • Kristin Hersh • Martti Nõmme • Peter Niven • Raul Malo • Shobna Gulati • Valter Birsa • Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange • Yelena Davydova

Born in the same month (August 1867): Charles Francis Jenkins • Cupid Childs • Edgar de Wahl • Edith Hamilton • Ernest Dowson • Evelina Haverfield • George Luks • Jake Beckley • James W. Gerard • John Galsworthy • Maximilian Bircher-Benner • Stanley Baldwin • Umberto Giordano