Otto Dix : der böse Blick = Otto Dix : the evil eye / herausgegeben von der Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf ; kuratiert von Susanne Meyer-Büser ; curated for Tate Liverpool by Francesco Manacorda and Lauren Barnes.
Publisher:
Prestel,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
237 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm
On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, February 11 - May 14, 2017; Tate Liverpool, June 23 - October 15, 2017. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Otto Dix's career was transformed during the three years he spent in Dusseldorf, from 1922-1925. Working in an environment decimated by World War I, and amidst the turmoil that led to Hitler's rise in Germany, Dix portrayed the underworld of prostitution and tawdry nightlife that flourished during the Weimar Republic. This book also features portraits Dix created of the influential personalities he befriended. Filled with captivating paintings and vibrant watercolors, this book also contains works from Dix's massive series of etchings, 'The War'. This opus is characterized by gruesome, realistic depictions of the battlefield. Featuring more than 230 paintings, watercolors, etchings, and archival materials, this collection of work from one of Germany's most important artists captures a critical period of creative and personal change that serves as a bridge between Dix's abstractionist roots and the objectivism that he ultimately embraced. 0Exhibition: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany (11.02. - 14.03.2017) / Tate Liverpool, United Kingdom (23.06. - 15.10.2017).
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