"Laufgraben vor Loretto" (Trench in front of Loretto) Otto Dix

Otto Dix enlisted as a volunteer in the army in 1914 and fought on the front line for almost four years. He was initially deployed in the field artillery and later as a machine-gunner. During this time, Dix produced thousands of sketches and drawings directly at the front. These later served as the basis for his series of war drawings, in which he depicted the cruelty and absurdity of war without embellishment. This drawing was created on the Loretto Heights in northern France, which in 1915 was the scene of a bloody battle between German and French troops. However, this drawing was produced over a year later, as Dix was not deployed there until between August and October 1916. His experiences, marked by the misery of trench warfare and the ever-present danger of death, are reflected in many of his works. | 1891 Untermhaus bei Gera - Singen 1969 | Moderne Kunst | Arbeiten auf Papier | Nummer: 25x2599 | Provenance: Galerie Günther Franke, München 1971; Sammlung/Nachlass Serge Sabarsky, New York; Sammlung/Stiftung Vally Sabarsky, New York.

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