Blind Man by Otto Dix

Art work details

Original Title :

Blinder

Year of production :

1923

Artist:

Otto Dix

Medium :

Lithograph

Materials:

Paper

Dimensions :

paper: height: 53.5 cms; width: 41.8 cms; print: height: 49.3 cms; width: 37.7 cms

Credit Line :

Gift of Michael Brooks

Copyright :

© DACS 2013.

Catalogue References:

Karsch 52.

Associated Groups :

Novembergruppe, Dresdner Sezession

Tags:

Lithograph, Weimar Republic, Portrait, Dix, Brooks Gift

Many ex-soldiers returning home from the First World War had terrible injuries, lost limbs or were blind. This poor man has to resort to selling small trinkets or matches on the streets, a bleak and lonely existence. His head raises up, as if he is straining to hear a friendly voice, or perhaps someone who may buy his wares.

Printed by Karl Nierendorf.