Nov 5, 2025
The Portrait of the Dancer Anita Berber (1925); 120cm x 65cm; Oil and tempera on plywood
Otto Dix (1891-1969)
Otto Dix was one of the most provocative artists of the 20th century, painting the ugly truth of the First World war and the post-war period in Germany. He did not paint what people wanted to see, but what he felt they needed to be confronted with - the look into a mirror showing a society in denial of its own ugliness, downfall and truth. Dix‘s perspective was never objective or realistic. He painted his first impression tainted with emotion. Although he was hardly praised in his time, he remains one of my absolute favourites of artistic icons.
