Sick Man, Doctor, Death, and Devil (Kranker, Arzt, Tod und Teufel) 1911

Emil Nolde's 1911 woodcut, "Sick Man, Doctor, Death, and Devil" (Kranker, Arzt, Tod und Teufel), is a stark and unsettling depiction of mortality. The artwork, likely inspired by the artist's own illness, portrays a sick man seated on a bed, attended by a doctor and visited by a skeletal Death. A demonic figure lurks in the background, adding to the scene's eerie atmosphere. Nolde's expressive lines and bold contrasts create a powerful visual impact, conveying the anxieties and fears surrounding sickness and death.