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Otto Dix

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Also known as o. dix, Dix

German painter and printmaker (1891–1969)

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Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker who lived from 1891 to 1969 and became known for his stark, unflinching depictions of life in early 20th-century Germany. His work is considered historically important for documenting the social upheaval and human suffering of his era, including the aftermath of World War I and the chaos of Weimar Germany.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1891
Died
1969
Works
68

Top works

  • Dix zum 80.Geburtstag
  • Otto Dix, opera grafica
  • Bellum
  • Otto Dix, 1891-1969
  • Das Evangelium nach Matthäus

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Russia
Active from
2004-11
darkwaverussian

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Listeners
65,456
Total plays
3,712,768

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Otto Dix is a Russian darkwave band originating from Khabarovsk (the Russian Far East). Utilizing dark operatic vocals and electronic melodies, their music contains elements of synthpop, EBM, classical music. Noted for their androgynous vocalist and extremely dramatic, elaborate live performances, they have quickly become one of the most controversial artists in Russia and across the world. The band was formed in 2004. Although they managed to make some public appearances <a href="https://www.l

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Quotes

  • War too, must be seen as a natural occurrence.
  • Lice, rats, barbed wire, fleas, shells, bombs, caves, corpses, blood, liquor, mice, cats, gas, artillery, filth, bullets, mortars, fire, steel: that is what war is! It is all the work of the Devil!
  • My nerves fell apart before I saw the front this time, the decaying corpses and piercing wire; for a while, they made me harmless, locking me up in order to undertake a special diagnosis of whatever military ability I might still have. The nerves, every last fiber, repugnance, repulsion!
  • If I can't be famous, I want at least to be infamous.
  • RADIO – DADA DIX whose monumental painting 'Barricade' [now lost] created such a sensation in Dresden
  • Nobody wants to look at it. What is it all supposed to mean.. ..the old whores and the old, worn out women, and of life is cares?. .It doesn't make anybody happy. No gallery wants to exhibit it.[ his work]. Why do you even bother to paint it.

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Otto Dix by Hugo Erfurth, c. 1929.jpg
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Otto Dix
Commons category
Otto Dix
date of death
1969-07-25
date of birth
1891-12-02
birth name
Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Otto Dix, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix ( German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈʔɔtoː ˈdɪks] ; 2 December 1891 – 25 July 1969) was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war. Along with George Grosz and Max Beckmann, he is widely considered one of the most important artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit.

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