After reading the lecture and coming across expressionism, I remembered seeing an exhibition at the Met a few years ago about German Expressionism and Otto Dix came to mind. I saw this picture in person and it made an impression on me because I could feel the despair and sadness of the painting. I read the bio on the wall about Dix and found that he was traumatized by WWI and the paintings shown mostly dealt with his emotional response to this surroundings. It was a sad exhibition, but in terms of expressionism it full filed its definition.
Otto Dix is one of my favorites!
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