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Otto Dix

1891 - 1969

Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker renowned for his raw and unflinching depictions of the brutality of war and the human condition. Born on December 2, 1891, in Untermhaus, Germany, he gained prominence during the Weimar Republic for his expressionist style and social critique, particularly in works that addressed the horrors of World War I. Dix's work continues to be influential, reflecting the tumultuous historical context of his time. He died on July 25, 1969.

  1. I had to experience how someone beside me suddenly falls over and is dead and the bullet has hit him squarely. I had to experience that quite directly. I wanted it. I'm therefore not a pacifist at all - or am I?

    Otto Dix
    #death#violence#conflict

  2. All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.

    Otto Dix
    #art#chaos#vision