Equally exciting was the presence of many pieces from the Expressionist group: Blaue Reiter, including works by Wassiliy Kandinsky (Peetie is in the process of writing about Gabriela Muenter, Kandinsky's one-time lover). Even more exciting for me was a hall dedicated to the work of Ludwig Meidner, Otto Dix and George Grosz. At the Neue Nationalgalarie, they possess a pair of his most famous works.
The first is "The Card-Players". In his bricolage, Dix actually integrates genuine playing cards, fabric and tin foil. Even though I've used this image in my Western Civilization course, I had no idea.
Another Dix painting was "Flanders". The level of detail in the painting is startling. I couldn't help but compare the apocalyptic tone of the piece to those of Heironymous Bosch. Was that Dix's intention?
