yr11_weimar_gallery_dix

=The paintings of Otto Dix =  You head into the gallery of paintings by Otto Dix. Dix was born on the 2nd of December 1891 and died on the 25 july 1969. Dix was a German painter and printmaker. He was well known for his harsh realistic descriptions on the Weimar society and of the brutality of the war. He used most of the time oil paints over a tempera under painting. He was hugely influenced by Dada.  On the outbreak of the Firts World War in 1914 Otto Dix volunteered for the German Army, he took part in the battle of the somme. He was wounded several times during the war. On one occassion he nearly died when a shrapnel splinter hit him in the neck! At the end of the war, the First World War was a big theme in his paintings. Dix worked for 6 years on what is considered to be his 2 great masterpieces, Metropolis and Trench Warfare. In World War 2 when the Nazis had the control in Germany they regarded Dix as a degenerate artist, they had him sacked from his art teaching at Desden Academy.  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can now see some of Otto Dix' most famous paintings, Metropolis, The Nun, Trench Warfare. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">



<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After you have had a good look at the paintings, you decide what to do next.

Go East to the symphony hall Go North to Alexanderplatz Go West to the Music Hall