Otto Dix

Otto Dix 1891 - 1969 Pferd am Nachmittag. 1917. Gouache over charcoal. Signed and dated in the upper left. Titled in pencil on the reverse. On brownish wove paper. 39.8 x 38.7 cm (15.6 x 15.2 in), the full sheet. [KA]. • A dynamic landscape rendered in an expressive kaleidoscopic perspective. • In this highly emotional composition, Otto Dix addresses the front-line events, caught between existential turmoil and deep longing. • The crystalline surfaces and the pulsating rhythm of the color scheme directly reflect the artist’s inner turmoil. • Created on the Western Front during his deployment in Flanders in 1917. • Gouaches from this formative creative phase are at among others, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Dresden State Art Collections, and the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. • Most recently, works by the artist were shown in the exhibition “Otto Dix and New Objectivity” at the Dresden State Art Collections (Museum Gunzenhauser) (February–May 2026). Accompanied by a photographic report and an accompanying certificate of authenticity issued by Dr. Suse Pfäffle of the Otto Dix Foundation, Vaduz, dated November 23, 1990. We are grateful to Mr. Rainer Pfefferkorn for his kind assistance. PROVENANCE: Private collection. Private collection, Monte Carlo (circa 1991 to no later than 1998, acquired from the above, Leo Spik). Galerie Thomas, Munich (acquired from the above). Dietmar Manke Collection, Schleswig-Holstein (acquired from the above in 1998; with a label on the backing board of the frame). LITERATURE: Suse Pfäffle, Otto Dix. Catalogue raisonné of watercolors and gouaches, Stuttgart 1991, CR no. G 1917/32 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 271). - - Leo Spik, Berlin, 554th Auction, 19th–20th Century Paintings, Oct. 11, 1990, lot 62 (with illustration, color plate 15). Welt am Sonntag, Business – Art Market, Berlin, May 3, 1998 (with illustration). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 17.12 h +/- 20 min.

Estimation:60.000€

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