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Otto Dix

Otto Dix

1891–1969

WA-00014846

PaintingExpressionismSurrealismCubism

Representation

None documented

70

Institutional Exhibitions

168

Works in Collection

265

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ153104

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Drawing in Austria and Germany

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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The Expressionist Idiom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (4)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/otto-dix
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/otto-dix
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1559
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (168)

Portrait of Dr. Löffler, Seated I (Upright) (Bildnis Dr. Löffler, sitzend I [aufrecht])

Portrait of Dr. Löffler, Seated I (Upright) (Bildnis Dr. Löffler, sitzend I [aufrecht])

1949 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 15 7/16 x 10 7/16" (39.2 x 26.5 cm); sheet: 19 3/4 x 14 13/16" (50.2 x 37.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

This is Ursus Dix (Das ist Ursus Dix)

This is Ursus Dix (Das ist Ursus Dix)

1933 · Silverpoint on prepared paper

20 1/8 x 18" (51.0 x 45.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1933 · Metalpoint on paper prepared with white ground

22 11/16 × 18 5/8 in. (57.6 × 47.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Old Woman ( Alte Dame )

Old Woman ( Alte Dame )

1932 · Silverpoint and pencil on prepared paper

22 5/8 x 18 1/2" (57.5 x 47 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Child with Doll

Child with Doll

1928 · Oil and tempera on canvas mounted on wood

29 1/4 x 15 1/4" (74.3 x 38.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dr. Mayer-Hermann

Dr. Mayer-Hermann

1926 · Oil and tempera on wood

58 3/4 x 39" (149.2 x 99.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Madam

1925 · Color lithograph on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 48.1 × 36.6 cm (18 15/16 × 14 7/16 in.); Sheet: 59.7 × 46.5 cm (23 9/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sappers Have to Keep Up Firing at Night, from War

Sappers Have to Keep Up Firing at Night, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper

Plate: 24.6 × 29.8 cm (9 11/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dead Soldiers in Front of Emplacement near Tahure, from War

Dead Soldiers in Front of Emplacement near Tahure, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 19.7 × 25.9 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio Cover and Wrapper with Colophon and Title Page, from War

Portfolio Cover and Wrapper with Colophon and Title Page, from War

1924 · Letterpress on cream laid paper

Open: 47 × 72.4 cm (18 9/16 × 28 9/16 in.); Closed: 47 × 36.2 cm (18 9/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Sleeping Soldiers of Fort Vaux (Killed by Gas), from War

The Sleeping Soldiers of Fort Vaux (Killed by Gas), from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 25.1 × 29.4 cm (9 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Convoy of Wounded in the Houthulst Forest, from War

Convoy of Wounded in the Houthulst Forest, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper

Plate: 19.7 × 25.8 cm (7 13/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dugout, from War

Dugout, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 19.7 × 29 cm (7 13/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Roll Call of Returned Soldiers, from War

Roll Call of Returned Soldiers, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper

Plate: 19.8 × 28.7 cm (7 13/16 × 11 5/16 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Raid by a Clandestine Patrol on a Trench Position, from War

Raid by a Clandestine Patrol on a Trench Position, from War

1924 · Drypoint and aquatint on cream laid paper

Plate: 19.7 × 14.9 cm (7 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dead Man (St Clément), from War

Dead Man (St Clément), from War

1924 · Drypoint and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 29.9 × 25.7 cm (11 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio Cover and Wrapper with Colophon and Title Page, from War

Portfolio Cover and Wrapper with Colophon and Title Page, from War

1924 · Letterpress on cream laid paper

Open: 47 × 72.4 cm (18 9/16 × 28 9/16 in.); Closed: 47 × 36.2 cm (18 9/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Machine Gun Platoon Advances (Somme, November 1916), from War

Machine Gun Platoon Advances (Somme, November 1916), from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper

Plate: 24.6 × 30 cm (9 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fetching Rations near Pilkem, from War

Fetching Rations near Pilkem, from War

1924 · Etching, aquatint and drypoint on cream laid paper

Plate: 24.6 × 29.8 cm (9 11/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Transplant, from War

Transplant, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint with roulette on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 20 × 14.9 cm (7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Front-line Soldier in Brussels, from War

Front-line Soldier in Brussels, from War

1924 · Etching and aquatint, with roulette, on cream laid paper

Plate: 38.8 × 29.7 cm (15 5/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Canteen in Haplincourt, from War

Canteen in Haplincourt, from War

1924 · Drypoint on cream laid paper

Plate: 19.7 × 26 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Visit to Madame Germaine's in Méricourt, from War

Visit to Madame Germaine's in Méricourt, from War

1924 · Drypoint and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 26.3 × 19.7 cm (10 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

House Destroyed by Air Bombs (Tournai), from War

House Destroyed by Air Bombs (Tournai), from War

1924 · Drypoint and aquatint on cream wove paper

Plate: 29.9 × 24.4 cm (11 13/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

168 published of 261 catalogued · 253 with image

MoMA
92 publishedof 185 catalogued184 img
Art Institute Chicago
69 published69 img
The Met
7 published

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

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Murder, plate two from Death and Resurrection (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

7

Movements3

Expressionism Surrealism Cubism

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

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