a drawing of a nude woman sitting on a stool
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284 - Classical Modernism New Objectivity Dix, Otto Nude (Eliane L…
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Estimate €5,000 - €6,000
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Classical Modernism New Objectivity Dix, Otto Nude (Eliane Logeais). 1956. Pencil on Velin paper. 53.5 x 41 cm. Signed and dated. Inscription by another hand on the reverse. - The sheet has a few faint stains and barely noticeable scuffs; the edges are slightly bumped in places and show occasional handling marks. Overall, very good condition. Lorenz SW 8.2.1. – Elaine Logeais, the sister of Otto Dix’s last pupil, Roberte Holly Logeais, is portrayed by the artist in this drawing as a female half-nude in a seated pose, her gaze turned slightly to one side. This drawing from Otto Dix’s late period reflects the characteristic visual language of this phase, in which the uncompromising sharpness of New Objectivity gives way to a contemplative, formally reduced visual language. Following his years of ‘internal exile’, he returned with renewed vigour in the 1950s to figure drawing, which had formed the foundation of his artistic practice from the very beginning. With just a few precisely placed contours, Dix captures the model’s physicality and presence without relinquishing the analytical distance that pervades his entire body of work. New Objectivity. – Pencil on cardboard. Signed and dated. Inscription in another hand on the reverse. – The sheet has a few faint stains and barely noticeable smudges; the edges are slightly bumped in places and show occasional handling marks. Overall in very good condition. - Elaine Logeais, the sister of Otto Dix’s last pupil, Roberte Holly Logeais, is portrayed by the artist in this drawing as a semi-nude woman in a seated pose, her gaze turned slightly to one side. The drawing, from Otto Dix’s late period, reflects the characteristic visual language of this phase, in which the uncompromising sharpness of New Objectivity gives way to a contemplative, formally reduced visual language. Following years of inner exile, he returned with renewed vigour in the 1950s to figure drawing, which had formed the foundation of his artistic practice from the outset. With a few precisely placed contours, Dix captures the model’s physicality and presence without relinquishing the analytical distance that pervades his entire oeuvre.
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