Otto Dix Paintings

Wilhelm heinrich otto dix german.

Otto dix paintings. Dix studied the old masters in both their subject matter and painting methods. Along with george grosz and max beckmann he is widely considered one of the most important artists of the neue sachlichkeit. Man and woman nocturnal scene otto dix 1919 moon woman otto dix 1919 street strasse from the portfolio nine woodcuts otto dix 1919. 2 december 1891 25 july 1969 was a german painter and printmaker noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of weimar society and the brutality of war.

Anguish radiates from dix s desolate landscapes of military trenches filled with barely distinguishable decaying human remains the legacy of the first industrialized war while images of poor disfigured and lonely veterans invisible to passersby on the streets were comments on war s unequal impact on different societal groups. At twenty two a young albrecht dürer painted a self portrait with a thistle selbstportrait mit distel 1493 louvre he probably executed the work as a gift to his new fiancée. In this painting we see an incredibly confident young man. In his expressionist prints and paintings otto dix immortalized the unprecedented horrors of world war i and its crippling aftereffects on life in berlin.

He lived during the most tumultuous period of modern german history from world war i through world war ii and the division of germany after its defeat. German artist wilhelm heinrich otto dix is best known for paintings and prints filled with anguished exploited human figures representing the turmoil of his time. Studied in dresden from 1910 to 1914 where he encountered art of the brücke and began painting in a colorful emotionally exaggerated and gestural style. After many artists had abandoned portraiture for abstraction.

Profoundly influenced by writings of friedrich nietzsche which he carried into war as an enthusiastic volunteer in 1914. ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈhaɪnʁiç ˈɔto ˈdɪks. Wilhelm heinrich otto dix was a german painter and printmaker noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of german society during the weimar republic and the brutality of war. Known especially for his caustic portraits of postwar german society.

Dix always balanced his inclination. Along with george grosz and max beckmann he is considered one of the most important artists of the neue sachlichkeit. This triptych is immediately reminiscent of grand history paintings as well as german renaissance artist matthias gruenwald s isenheim altarpiece 1506 15. Accomplishments otto dix is one of modern painting s most savage satirists.

Andrea mantegna s dead christ 1480 is evoked in the lower panel showing the dead soldiers.