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Battle-weary Troops Retreat (Battle of the Somme), from War

A work made of etching on cream laid paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of etching on cream laid paper.

Date:

1924

Artist:

Otto Dix (German, 1891-1969)
published by Verlag Karl Nierendorf/Galerie Nierendorf (German)

About this artwork

It is worth emphasizing that Otto Dix served for three years as a soldier in the trenches. By the end of the war, he was a sergeant in a machine-gun unit. The soldier highlighted through the contrast of light and dark in the middle of this print resembles Dix’s self-portrait as a soldier, which he completed as a presentation drawing for the folio that he gave to his dealer Karl Nierendorf. He depicted himself as a distinct part of the group of ragtag soldiers marching on in spite of everything.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Otto Dix

Title

Battle-weary Troops Retreat (Battle of the Somme), from War

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1924

Medium

Etching on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 19.6 × 28.8 cm (7 3/4 × 11 3/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 35.3 cm (18 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Fisher Endowment

Reference Number

1999.358.1

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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