Portrait of the painter Otto Dix and his son Ursus, ca. 1929

Title

Portrait of the painter Otto Dix and his son Ursus

Photographer

• Martha Dix attributed

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• New Objectivity
• portrait photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Silver Gelatin Print

Material

• gelatin emulsion
• silver particles
• paper

Technique

• silver gelatin print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Bettina Dix-Pfefferkorn

Acquisition

Acquired in 2019 with funds from the Werner Wirthle bequest

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• artist portrait
• family portrait
• Otto Dix
• Ursus Dix
• man
• child

Persons Shown

• Otto Dix
• Ursus Dix

Primary

• 42B74 family group, especially parents with their child(ren)
• 48C513(+2) portrait, self-portrait of painter (+ artist in non-work situation)
• 61B2(DIX, Otto)1 historical person (DIX, Otto) - historical person(DIX, Otto) portrayed
• 31D14 adult man
• 61B2(DIX, Ursus)1 historical person (DIX, Ursus) - historical person(DIX, Ursus) portrayed
• 31D11211 toddler (male)

Secondary

• 41D213(SUIT) ensembles of pieces of clothing (SUIT)
• 41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
• 41D223(SHIRT) clothing for the upper part of the body (SHIRT)
• 22C light
• 22C8 shadow