![Today, we mark Veterans Day, or Armistice Day, with this image by Otto Dix, inspired by his experiences of the Great War. World War I officially ended with the German signing of the Armistice at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
It has become a day of remembrance in England, the Commonwealth, and the United States for all members of the armed forces who have lost their lives in conflicts since WWI.
Originally part of the first portfolio in the four-part series Krieg (War) of 1924, Buried Alive presents a haunting image that sums up the utter violence and horror Dix experienced as a machine gunner in the war. When taken into account with the other images included in the four portfolios, Buried Alive is both documentation and reminder of Champagne, where Dix was sent to the frontline in September 1915. In January, after taking a brief leave of absence, he was back in the trenches there, where his squad experienced heavy losses. For the Krieg series, Dix consulted photographs and drew from corpses at a local hospital in order to convey his memories with immediacy and truth.
Image:Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)Buried Alive [Verschüttete] (January 1916, Champagne),plate VI from Der Krieg [War], 1924Etching and aquatintImage: 5 5/16 x 7 5/8 in. (135 x 194 mm)Ripin Art Purchase Fund, 2008.15](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1v8kysql1qzmy2bo1_500.jpg)
Today, we mark Veterans Day, or Armistice Day, with this image by Otto Dix, inspired by his experiences of the Great War. World War I officially ended with the German signing of the Armistice at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
It has become a day of remembrance in England, the Commonwealth, and the United States for all members of the armed forces who have lost their lives in conflicts since WWI.
Originally part of the first portfolio in the four-part series Krieg (War) of 1924, Buried Alive presents a haunting image that sums up the utter violence and horror Dix experienced as a machine gunner in the war. When taken into account with the other images included in the four portfolios, Buried Alive is both documentation and reminder of Champagne, where Dix was sent to the frontline in September 1915. In January, after taking a brief leave of absence, he was back in the trenches there, where his squad experienced heavy losses. For the Krieg series, Dix consulted photographs and drew from corpses at a local hospital in order to convey his memories with immediacy and truth.
Image:
Otto Dix (German, 1891–1969)
Buried Alive [Verschüttete] (January 1916, Champagne),
plate VI from Der Krieg [War], 1924
Etching and aquatint
Image: 5 5/16 x 7 5/8 in. (135 x 194 mm)
Ripin Art Purchase Fund, 2008.15
