German painter and graphic artist Otto Dix (1891-1969) became best known for his work in the 1920s as the leading exponent of Die Neue Sachlichkeit (The New Objectivity). His works of social criticism...
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Given the horrific history of Germany in the modern era, it was not to be expected that German art from the period would have much to do with scenarios of sweetness and light. A culture of violence...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s is an exhibition that submerges pleasure beneath the burden of history. It’s a dark and sometimes tryi...
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New York is awash in Expressionism. Glitter and Doom, a grim parade of Weimar-era portraits, was at the Met earlier this year. From Berlin to Broadway, a collection of modern German and Austrian wo...
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LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - An octogenarian woman and her son
were sentenced on Friday for one of the largest, longest lasting
and most diverse art scams ever in Britain, forging paintings,
sculptu...
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Otto Dix
Dix and Beckmann: Two Painters Convey The Horror of War
