Otto Dix's depiction of German journalist and poet Sylvia von Harden is among my favourite paintings. It displays the ideals of Die Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity), a movement which set out to capture the reality, decadence and social inequality in post-war German society. I get lost in this painting, its beauty exudes from every point. It calls to mind August Sander's potent photographs.
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