Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s

Self–Portrait with Champagne Glass

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Self–Portrait with Champagne Glass, 1919
Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)
Oil on canvas; 25 9/16 x 21 7/8 in. (65 x 55.5 cm)
Private collection, courtesy W. Wittrock, Berlin

Young Argentine

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Young Argentine, 1929
Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950)
Oil on canvas; 49 3/16 x 32 7/8 in. (125 x 83.5 cm)
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

The Art Dealer Alfred Flechtheim

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The Art Dealer Alfred Flechtheim, 1926
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Mixed media on wood; 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (120 x 80 cm)
Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Dr. Hans Koch

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Dr. Hans Koch, 1921
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Mixed media on canvas; 39 9/16 x 35 7/16 in. (100.5 x 90 cm)
Museum Ludwig, Cologne

Cartoon for Triptych "Metropolis" 1928

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Cartoon for Triptych "Metropolis" 1928, 1928
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Charcoal, pencil and red and white chalk and body color on paper; Left: 70 7/8 x 40 3/4 in. (180 x 103.5 cm); Center: 70 7/8 x 90 9/16 in. (180 x 230 cm); Right: 70 1/2 x 39 3/4 in. (179 x 101 cm)
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, permanent loan from Landes Baden - Württemberg

Skat Players

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Skat Players, 1920
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Oil on canvas with collage; 43 5/16 x 34 1/4 in. (110 x 87 cm)
Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz

The Dancer Anita Berber

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The Dancer Anita Berber, 1925
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Oil and tempera on plywood; 47 1/4 x 25 9/16 in. (120 x 65 cm)
Loan of the Landesbank Baden-Würtemberg in the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

The Salon I

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The Salon I, 1921
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Oil on canvas; 33 7/8 x 47 7/16 in. (86 x 120.5 cm)
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

To Beauty

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To Beauty, 1922
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Oil on canvas; 55 1/8 x 48 1/16 in. (140 x 122 cm)
Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal

Gray Day

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Gray Day, 1921
George Grosz (American, born Germany, 1893-1959)
Oil on canvas; 45 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (115 x 80 cm)
Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

The Writer Max Herrmann-Neisse

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The Writer Max Herrmann-Neisse, 1925
George Grosz (American, born Germany, 1893-1959)
Oil on canvas; 39 3/8 x 39 3/4 in. (100 x 101 cm)
Städtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim

The Swimmer of Cologne

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The Swimmer of Cologne, 1926–28
Karl Hubbuch (German, 1891–1979)
Watercolor and pencil; 26 1/8 x 19 5/16 in. (66.3 x 49 cm)
Städtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim

Self-Portrait

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Self-Portrait, 1927
Christian Schad (German, 1894–1982)
Oil on wood; 29 15/16 x 24 3/16 in. (76 x 61.5 cm)
Private collection, courtesy Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg

Sonja

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Sonja, 1928
Christian Schad (German, 1894–1982)
Oil on canvas; 35 7/16 x 23 5/8 in. (90 x 60 cm)
Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Count St. Genois d'Anneaucourt

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Count St. Genois d'Anneaucourt, 1927
Christian Schad (German, 1894–1982)
Oil on wood; 33 7/8 x 24 13/16 in. (86 x 63 cm)
Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris

Margot

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Margot, 1924
Rudolf Schlichter (German, 1890–1955)
Oil on canvas; 43 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (110.5 x 75 cm)
Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin

Self-Portrait before an Advertisement Pillar

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Self-Portrait before an Advertisement Pillar, 1926
Georg Scholz (German, 1890–1945)
Oil on cardboard; 23 5/8 x 30 5/8 in. (60 x 77.8 cm)
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe