Emil Nolde was one of the leading figures of German Expressionism and an active member of the Berlin-based Die Brücke Group.

His works, alongside those by other avant-garde artists, were classified by the Natzi regime as Entartete Kunst (degenerate art). A significant portion of his oeuvre was confiscated and sold abroad, and, ultimately, dispersed in a number of private-owned collections.

Consequently, the International Cultural Centre exhibition largely comprised of works from the private collections, mostly the American ones. However, the selected items offered a representative overview of the artist’s oeuvre characterised by an extraordinary sensitivity to colours as well as a masterful command of watercolours and prints – woodcut and etching in particular.