Dance Around the Golden Calf 1910

"Dance Around the Golden Calf" (1910) by Emil Nolde depicts a scene of frenzied, almost ecstatic, dancing figures against a bright, almost hallucinatory backdrop. Nolde, a German Expressionist painter, is known for his vivid, bold colors and gestural brushwork, which are on full display in this work. The figures are simplified, almost abstracted, and their movements are conveyed through dynamic, swirling lines. The scene is full of energy and intensity, and it evokes a sense of both celebration and unease. The painting is currently on view at the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.