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Lion-Tamer

Print
1922 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Dix, Otto (artist)

Otto Dix was associated with the Neue Sachlichkeit (‘New Objectivity’) movement in Germany after the First World War. Characterised by an unflattering realism, Neue Sachlichkeit had affinities with the intense emotionalism of the Expressionist movement.

This is one of a portfolio of prints of circus performers, who interested Dix as a subject because they lived on the fringes of society, free from moral constraints but subject to great personal danger.


Object details

Categories
Prints
SCRAN
Object type
Print
TitleLion-Tamer (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Drypoint in black ink on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Drypoint
Brief description
'Dompteuse' [Lion Tamer]by Otto Dix. Etching. 1922
Physical description
drypoint print on paper
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 39.8cm
  • Plate width: 25.9cm
  • Sheet height: 49.1cm
  • Sheet width: 39.2cm
Styles
Expressionist
Neue Sachlichkeit
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
43/50
Marks and inscriptions
  • Dix (1) Signature; pencil)
  • Dompteuse (Maker's identification; pencil; 1922)
  • 43/50 (Maker's identification; pencil)
Subjects depicted
Fancy Dress
Popular Culture
Exoticism
Lion Tamer
Circus Performer
Summary
Otto Dix was associated with the Neue Sachlichkeit (‘New Objectivity’) movement in Germany after the First World War. Characterised by an unflattering realism, Neue Sachlichkeit had affinities with the intense emotionalism of the Expressionist movement.

This is one of a portfolio of prints of circus performers, who interested Dix as a subject because they lived on the fringes of society, free from moral constraints but subject to great personal danger.
Bibliographic references
  • Timmers, Margaret (ed), Impressions of the Twentieth Century: Fine Art Prints from the V&A's Collection, London, V&A Publications, 2001
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1966
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.146-1966

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Record createdDecember 10, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71820/lion-tamer-print-dix-otto/
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