Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Otto Dix

"Otto Dix (1891-1969), the great German Expressionist, was famous for his unique and grotesque style. Although Hitler's Nazi regime destroyed many of Otto Dix's works, the majority of his paintings can still be seen in museums throughout Germany."

Self-portrait as Mars, 1915













The Skat PLayers, 1920











To Beauty, 1922











The Seven Cardinal Sins, 1933














Masks as Ruins, 1946













http://www.mess.net/galleria/dix/


Dix was also well-known for his depictions of war in Germany and its effects on the German society. A share of his works was destroyed by the Nazis, but most still survive.

Trench Warfare, 1932
















http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTdix.htm

1 comment:

  1. Perhaps look at the works by Leni Riefenstahl and compare them to post-second world war II German artists: George Grosz, Neo Rauch, Joseph Beuys, Daniel Richter, Gottfried Heinwein, et al...

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