Otto Dix (1891 – 1969) was a famous German Expressionist artist.
Most famously active in the actually post-expressionist movement, Neue Sachlichkeit (or the New Objectivity).
As a painter and printmaker of the era, his work was greatly influenced by the two world wars. His art during the war is a depiction of the individual’s experience of war-time horror and irony.
Special are his portraits, that are able to clearly express the soul of the individual as he reads them.
In particular this portrait of writer, Sylvia von Harden.
Much of his post WWI paintings were depictions of the ugliness and gore of war.
During Nazi Germany, Otto Dix was said to be arrested for defying sanctions against anti-establishment art but was later released. Post WWII, Dix’s art was largely religious.
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Portrait Mrs. Martha Dix, c.1923
Metropolis (Triptych)
“The Metropolis” painted in 1928 is a criticism of the elite whom the artist felt had the audacity to party and revel in the midst of war catastrophe and defeat.
Portrait of the dancer Anita Berber, c.1925
Longing, Self Portrait
Melancholy, c.1930
Much of his post WWI paintings were depictions of the ugliness and gore of war. During Nazi Germany, Otto Dix was said to be arrested for defying sanctions against anti-establishment art but was later released. Post WWII, Dix’s art was largely religious.
Today, paintings of the artist are relavant in their meaning. With turmoil in the Middle East and the increasing uneasiness in
Western societies due to increasing unequal distribution of wealth.
Art prints of works by Otto Dix, bring to life more than just decoration to the contemporary decor. They also embody the idealism of a
new generation that also appreciate the rich history of art.
