Creator Biography
Otto Dix, German, 1891–1969 (artist).
Karl Nierendorf, German, 1889–1947 (publisher).
Preview
Creation Date
1924 (reproduction in book), 1923–1924 (original etchings)
Geography
Germany
Culture
German
Medium
Bound book with offset prints reproduced from etchings
Dimensions
10 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 5/16 in. (26.1 × 18.3 × 0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase by the Department of Art History, 2025
Accession Number
2026.7
Description
Otto Dix served as a machine gunner in World War I from 1914 to 1918. This book of twenty-four prints reproduces the graphic aftermath of battle, representing the horrific realities of war based on the memories of someone who live it. Working with etching and aquatint mediums, Dix stopped out white patches and placed the etched plates in multiple acid baths to create effects of bleached white bones and decaying flesh. A digitized version of the book can be found here.
Keywords
Department of Art History Collection, European, German, After 1800, Expressionism, World War I, Books