Lion-Tamer
Print
1922 (printed)
1922 (printed)
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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.
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
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Title | Lion-Tamer (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Drypoint in black ink on paper |
Brief description | 'Dompteuse' [Lion Tamer]by Otto Dix. Etching. 1922 |
Physical description | drypoint print on paper |
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Production type | Limited edition |
Copy number | 43/50 |
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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. |
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Accession number | CIRC.146-1966 |
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Record created | December 10, 2002 |
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