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Otto Dix
Sketch Idea for Metropolis - German Expressionism - 1926

1926

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OTTO DIX 1891-1969 Gera 1891-1969 Singen (German) Title: Sketch Idea for Metropolis Ideenskizze zu einem Großstadtbild, 1926 Technique: Coloured Pencil and Pencil Drawing on Wove Paper Paper size: 32.4 x 43 cm. / 12.8 x 17 in. Additional Information: This coloured pencil drawing was realised in 1926. Provenance: Galerie Wittrock, Dusseldorf Galerie Valentien, Stuttgart (1988). Deutsche Bank Collection (since 1988) This work is recorded in the archives of the Otto Dix Foundation under the indentification number Lorenz NSK 6.6.22, Ideenskizze. Note: This sketch is part of a series of preparatory ideas for the artist's oil painting ' Metropolis' painted between 1927-28 and held in the collection of the Stuttgart Kunstmuseum.
  • Creator:
    Otto Dix (1891-1969, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1926
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.76 in (32.4 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    32.4x43;edition of: UniquePrice: $70,500
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU18011976022
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