Dix, Otto Lot n° 440

DIX, Otto Vohse. 1922 Drypoint, 34,6 x 28 cm, thick wove paper 40 x 32,5 cm, signed in the plate at bottom left, pencil titled, dated and monogrammed in the lower margin, unnumbered (sm. def. in the plate at lower margin). Dix became popular with this technique when he began to abandon late Expressionism - an experimental interlude - turning to a grotesque realistic style. The etching "Vohse" was made in 1922, two years after he had discovered the technique for himself. With a swift line and an ironic wink Dix sketched the aging beauty and delivers proof of his subtle eye for "real" people. Ref. Freya Mühlhaupt, Otto Dix. Das graphische Werk. Berlin 2001, p. 17. Prov. Albert Van Loock (1917-2011), Belgian art dealer (stamp, L. 3751).