{"product_id":"16061-otto-dix","title":"Otto Dix","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eFew artists are as strongly linked to the historical events and political catastrophes in \u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"st1\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e as Otto Dix (1891–1969). Dix fought and drew on the front during World War I in the grip of a Dionysian lust for life. After 1918, he gave this war the most honest face ever bestowed on it by an artist. During the \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\"\u003eWeimar\u003c\/st1:PlaceName\u003e \u003cst1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\"\u003eRepublic\u003c\/st1:PlaceType\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, Dix proved to be an enfant terrible, a dandy, and an urban sophisticate, but he was also a respected professor. Driven out of his position by the Nazis just several months after they came to power, then ostracized and threatened, he retreated to \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\"\u003eLake\u003c\/st1:PlaceType\u003e \u003cst1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\"\u003eConstance\u003c\/st1:PlaceName\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, employing broad brushstrokes to forge a new path after 1945. This book accompanies Otto Dix through his eventful life and his multifaceted oeuvre—from the early self-portraits to the masterpieces of the twenties and the calm, mature work of his later career. \u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003e(English edition ISBN 978-3-7757-2581-1)\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45056234225928,"sku":"9783775722759","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775722759_30be8e25-ade0-45fb-8c8d-34b7a8c67322.jpg?v=1744123432","url":"https:\/\/hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/16061-otto-dix","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}