About this artwork
In the penultimate image of War, the gap of white space at the left and the strong contrast of light and dark draw our attention to the officer, one of the only military officials depicted in the entire series. The figure of state authority takes on an emphatic role in this work, leading us to turn the page to the right and face the last image, a final gruesome depiction of two decaying skulls. This ending made the critical point against the promilitary, nationalist forces then rallying to celebrate the war in the streets of Germany.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Otto Dix
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Title
- Roll Call of Returned Soldiers, from War
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Place
- Germany (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1924
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Medium
- Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper
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Dimensions
- 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.)
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Credit Line
- Margaret Fisher Endowment
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Reference Number
- 1999.360.9
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Copyright
- © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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