Leda, 1919 Otto Dix In his foreword to the 1919 exhibition catalogue devoted to the group's prints Grohmann introduced Dix this way " Otto Dix appeared at Easter with brutal force, and all sorts of expectations were aroused. At the moment he is laughing...
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One of the most potent graphic cycles is the series of wood cut illustrations by the Dresden Secession artist Constantin von Mitschke-Collande for the Walter Georg Hartmann's allegorical book Der Begeisterte Weg ( The Inspired Way; ) Haartmann tells of...
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Born 1884 Collande Died 1956 Nuremberg Education Thechnische Hochschule, Munich, 1905-07 ( architetural Studies ) Akademie, Dresden, 1907-10, 1912-13 Studied with Fernande Lèger and Maurice Denis, Paris
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A young woman leans over weakly in her chair, her head resting on a cushion on the table. The doctor is taking her pulse. What is the young lady suffering from? Probably she is not ill, just hopelessly in love. She is 'lovesick', her heart is broken....
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Title Company of Captain Reinier Reael, known as the 'Meagre Company' Year 1637 Artist Frans Hals ( Pieter Codde ) Technique Oil on canvas Dimensions 209 x 429 cm Just to see that painting would make the journey to Amsterdam worthwhile.' wrote Vincent...
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The Spendthrift Title The Spendthrift', Act III, Scene V, from the play of the same name by Thomas Asselijn Year 1741 Artist Cornelis Troost Technique Oil on panel Dimensions 68,5 x 86 cm This tableau shows a scene from the farce 'The Spendthrift or the...
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