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The cycle of 50 etchings that German Expressionist Otto Dix created in 1924 are reproduced in this volume and reflect the antimilitarism and hatred for war that Dix expressed after his service in World War I. Dix's work is distinguished by its treatment of war subject matter, emerging in images of destruction, disfigurement, and maiming of the human body that offer an apocalyptic vision of the world. An introduction to biographical details including Dix's participation in the Great War and the evolution of his artistic vision is provided. ... Read more

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Between 1921 and 1933, while painter Otto Dix was in his 30s and early 40s--in the years following the Great War, in which he had fought for Germany at the Somme, and which had driven him to make some of the most controversial, violent art of his generation--Dix put much of his artistic energy into portraits of his lover and later wife, Martha. The paintings, watercolors, drawings and humorous sketches brought together here show Martha Dix advancing through roles as a sophisticated, emancipated woman; as lover, muse, and intellectual companion; and then as mother and heart of the family. The painter's widely varying attitudes toward his most frequent model, which range from admiration and intimacy to increasing distance, transpose themselves into a myriad of styles. The titles of the works, which range from emotionally charged imagery to matter-of-fact description, underscore this shift. Martha Dix's portraits, organized here by the Otto Dix Foundation she helped to found, document the urbanity, shifting gender roles, fashions, arts and artistic and social freedoms that bloomed in the 1920s, as well as Otto Dix's shifting perspectives and techniques. Comes with a sexy garter-esque ribbon page-marker. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

It's terrible that Otto Dix remains a silent genius.
This book is damn wonderful.I remember checking it out from a local library and not returning it for nearly four months.Otto Dix is an inspiration to many artists, but still is very unheard of.He's dead youknow, shouldn't he be getting more attention?

A wonderful display of Otto Dix's work
I was resently tempted to keep this book after borrowing it, but it truelyis something to be shared.If you love the work of Freud and Schad this isa must have.Otto Dix's work is displayed beautifully in this over 400page book.The onlydrawback being the need for more color reproductions. ... Read more

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Edited by Hans-Werner Schmidt. Essays by Ingeborg Kahler, Roberto Ohrt and Ulrike Rudiger. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on June 6, 1999. The length of the article is 1142 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: OTTO DIX EN GUADALAJARA.(México)(TT: Otto Dix in Guadalajara.)(TA: Mexico)
Author: Raquel Tibol
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 6, 1999
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Page: 59

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