Zwei Weiber

1923

Otto Dix

Associated Names
Otto Dix

Artist, German, 1891 - 1969

The drawing shows a close-up view of two individuals, focusing on their faces and upper shoulders. The person on the left is in profile, with closed eyes and stylized hair, while the person on the right faces the viewer with slightly downturned head, fuller lips, and an updo hairstyle. Both individuals are depicted without clothing against an aged off-white background. The drawing style features bold lines and visible pencil strokes.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Galerie Ambaum, Cologne, 1976; Dr. Hans Hellmut Klihm (sale, Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 6 May 2000, no. 710); (Jörg Maas Kunsthandel, Berlin); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Otto Dix: Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik, Galerie Ambaum, Cologne, 1976, no. 23 and cover illustration.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 49, as Zwei Weiber (Two Women).

Bibliography

2000

  • Jörg Maass Kunsthandel. Ausgewählte Arbeiten auf Papier von Lovis Corinth bis Gerhard Richter. Berlin, 2000: 74-75.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 49.

Inscriptions

by the artist, upper right in graphite: Dix 23; lower right in graphite: 30; by the artist, lower right verso in graphite: 2 Weibe (remainder illegible)

Wikidata ID

Q64618728

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