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Otto Dix
German, 1891-1969
Watercolor and gouache on Japanese wove paper
20-5/8 x 14-1/4 in. (52.4 x 36.2 cm)
Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection
P.1953.260
© 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Not on view
In the early 1920s, Dix used the recurrent theme of prostitutes to represent society's callousness and moral decadence. Here his aggressive colors, bold brushstrokes, and use of a bawdy pose emphasize his unyielding subject matter. After 1925, he became an exponent of the socially and politically committed New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) Movement, a group condemned by the National Socialists. Dix was forbidden to exhibit his work, which the Nazis included in their exhibition of degenerate art in 1937; during World War II, he was a prisoner of war. Dix received more positive recognition after the war, but worked in seclusion at his home near Lake Constance until his death.
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