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Otto Dix's Life After Ww1
Otto Dix was born on the 2nd of December, 1891 and during his early years he showed an interest in art. During WW1, Dix enlisted in the army and served as a a machine gun artillery personnel, however, his time in the war was cut short when he got injured in the neck by a bullet and then was discharged. Before war, Dix had been undergoing an art study, and this was continued when he returned to Dresden from WW1. Dix’s time in WW1 was the inspiration for his earlier work, often depicting his traumatic experiences through paintings.

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