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Portrait of Mr. Bittermann, 1923
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Otto Dix |
| Spatial Coverage | Germany |
| Temporal Coverage | 1923 |
| Description | While many of the subjects for Dix's portraits can be identified, his watercolor portraits are often embodiments of a stereotype, providing an outlet for his critical attacks on society. Dix's portrait of Mr. Bittermann is an example of this type of depiction. He presents us with an image of the quintessential, hardnosed profiteer: the Bitter Man, unable to see beyond the glare that clouds his vision and apparently blind to the ills he perpetuates in the economy. [A work made of gouache and watercolor, with scraping, over graphite, on ivory wove paper.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn |
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| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Watercolor Gouache Scraping Paint Graphite Drawings (visual Works) Prints and Drawings Paper (fiber Product) Wove Paper Artworks Drawing and Watercolor |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
| Object Type | Drawing |
