Frysende russere

1910–1912

First success at exhibitions in Hamburg, Essen and Hagen

In 1910–12 Nolde had his first success at exhibitions in Hamburg, Essen and Hagen.

1912

Exhibits with Kandinsky’s Blaue Reiter

In 1912 Nolde exhibited with Wassily Kandinsky’s Munich-based group Der Blaue Reiter; by then he had achieved some fame and could support himself through his art.

1913–1914

An expedition to New Guinea by way of Russia and Asia

In 1913–14 Nolde travelled to the Southern Hemisphere as a member of the Medical-Demographic German New Guinea Expedition of the Imperial Colonial Office; a famous series of his paintings covers the journey, with the South Seas, Moscow, Siberia, Korea, Japan and China.

1913–1914 · Virkested

German New Guinea

1916

Moves to Utenwarf

In 1916 Nolde moved to Utenwarf on the west coast near Tønder.