Otto DixGerman, 1891–1969Dead Horse, from War
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Otto Dix’s variable aesthetic choices emphasized his interest in previous Germanic artists. For example, in this highly worked print, the tuft of weeds silhouetted at the top of the image could easily reflect his study of premodern works by Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, and other artists he admired. These devices distract viewers from the reality of death and destruction before their eyes, contributing to Dix’s overall point that the unthinking attitude toward the war was an unresolved problem in Weimar Germany.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1999.356.5
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Otto Dix
The whole life1920s
A ruthless chronicle of Weimar Germany
Like Grosz, Dix is extremely critical of contemporary German society, unsparingly depicting prostitution, violence, old age and death and often dwelling on Lustmord, or sexualized murder. His legless and disfigured veterans, a common sight on Berlin's streets in the 1920s, reveal the ugly side of war and the forgotten status of these men in German society.
1 February 1923
Married: Martha Dix
14 June 1923
Daughter born: Nelly Dix
1924
Joining the Berlin Secession
In 1924 Dix joins the Berlin Secession.
1925
The Trench scandal: Adenauer cancels the purchase
The Trench causes such a furor that the Wallraf-Richartz Museum hides the painting behind a curtain; in 1925 the then-mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, cancels the purchase of the painting and forces the museum's director to resign.
1925
The Neue Sachlichkeit exhibition in Mannheim
Dix contributes to the Neue Sachlichkeit exhibition in Mannheim, which also features works by George Grosz, Max Beckmann, Heinrich Maria Davringhausen, Karl Hubbuch, Rudolf Schlichter, Georg Scholz and many others.
![Young Family (Lovers) (Junge Familie [Liebespaar]), also known under the title "Homunkulus", Otto Dix, 1918](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/df009930-91ff-4d00-85c7-6a52083047ce/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
