Otto Dix (1891-1969)
Lot 30 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED ITALIAN COLLECTION

Otto Dix (1891-1969)

Hedwig

Closed6 February 2015

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Otto Dix (1891-1969)
Hedwig
signed and dated 'DIX 1921' (lower right) and inscribed 'Hedwig' (upper right)
black crayon on paper
19 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (49.3 x 34.4 cm.)
Drawn in 1921

Hans Goltz, Munich.
Galerie Klihm, Munich.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1972.

Specialist note


This drawing is a study for the etching Vohse (Karsch 22). According to Ulrike Lorenz, this is one of the few nude drawings which Otto Dix directly translated into a print.