Otto Dix - Portrait of Dr. Heinrich Stadelmann During my trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario, I discovered that there was one painting that stood out certainly and which made a unique impression on me, it was certainly a painting different from the rest of the gallery. When my eyes met those of Otto Dix's portrait of Dr. Heinrich, I was deeply intrigued and found myself drawn to the work and inspected it the longest of all the painting options I have seen at the AGO.Dix was a painter and printmaker who created the portrait "Dr. Heinrich Stadelmann" in 1922. The plaque next to the painting explained how Dix painted this work just after the First World War. It was one of the pivotal periods in history that brought about the “Roaring Twenties.” It was both a time of joyful and unrestrained celebration, but also marked by violence, poverty and corruption generated by the dire political and economic situation, which is very evident in this painting. Otto Dix must have been motivated by this uglier side of the situation at the time and approached this piece in an earnest and unapologetic manner. Dix's chose to use oil paints on canvas when approaching this piece, which allowed him to explore a variety of techniques, particularly apparent in expression, style, color palette , contrast and textures manipulated throughout Dr. Heinrich Stadelman's painting. In the portrait, Dix depicts a rather miserable old man. Dix paints Dr. Heinrich Stadelman's body language and facial expression in a distinct and interesting way. He greatly manipulates the painting in many ways to make it so captivating. In the portrait you could read the emotions on the face of Dr. Heinrich Stadelmann...... middle of paper ...... g that the time had nothing like it, making a painting like this was extremely unusual. It surprises me that several decades after its premiere, it still attracts people with intensity and curiosity, as it probably did when people saw the play in 1922. It intrigues me to see how the essence not The traditional nature of the work has remained so timeless, that it was the reason it stood out to me among the many others I saw in the gallery. This painting is sure to feature many unique and captivating techniques in many ways for many reasons including expression, color palette and textures. Realizing this I think Otto Dix definitely nailed this piece, this portrait of Dr. Heinrich Stadelmann along with his other non-traditional works must have been very revealing at the time, undoubtedly making him one of the the most inspiring artists of his time. time.