Bidspirit auction | Otto Dix: Saul und David

Otto Dix: Saul und David - DIX, OTTO 1891 Untermhaus/Gera - 1969 Singen Title: Saul und David. Date: 1946. Technique: Oil on canvas. Mounting: Laid down on wood. Measurement: 104,5 x 118,5cm. Notation: Artist's signet and dated (ligated) lower right: 19 Dix 46. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. Provenance: - Galerie Kliehm, Munich - Galerie Bayer, Bietigheim-Bissingen - Private collection, South Germany Exhibitions: - Große Kunstausstellung Munich, 1970 Literature: - Löffler, Fritz: Otto Dix, 1891-1969 - Oeuvre der Gemälde, Recklinghausen 1981, cat. rais. no. 1946/1, ill. - Exhib. cat. Große Kunstausstellung München, Haus der Kunst, Munich 1970, cat. no. 696, p. 138, ill. - Late work characterised by a return to expressive painting - Religious themes became more important to Dix again after the Second World War and often symbolised guilt and atonement - Particular charisma through bright colours Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Otto Dix Germany New Objectivity Modern Art 1940s Craftman's frame Religious Theme Painting Oil