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![Kartenspieler [Cardplayers]](http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/collection/GMA 2960.jpg)
- Otto Dix
- Kartenspieler [Cardplayers]
- 1920
- GMA 2960
![Mädchen auf Fell [Nude Girl on a Fur]](http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/collection/GMA 2195.jpg)
- Otto Dix
- Mädchen auf Fell [Nude Girl on a Fur]
- 1932
- GMA 2195
- On Display
Otto Dix (German, 1891 - 1969)
The German artist, Otto Dix, began his career painting in an expressionist style. The experience of fighting in the First World War profoundly affected him and he subsequently produced controversial works depicting the horrors of trench warfare in a minutely detailed and realist style. He became one of the leading artists of the 'Neue Sachlichkeit' (New Objectivity) school. His work was highly critical of the Weimar Republic and extremely satirical, showing the decay of contemporary society. When the Nazis came to power, his paintings were denounced as degenerate. He was sacked from his teaching post at Dresden Academy and forced to paint only inoffensive landscapes. After the Second World War, his subjects were mainly religious or of post-war suffering.
