Young Family (Lovers) (Junge Familie [Liebespaar]), also known under the title "Homunkulus"

1918

Otto Dix

Associated Names
Otto Dix

Artist, German, 1891 - 1969

This painting contains sharp and curved lines arranged in an overlapping pattern in dark ink on light brown paper. Within the composition, there are a few identifiable shapes. In the center appears to be a baby inside an oval shape, its mouth open and brow furrowed. To the left appears to be a large eye that looks toward the baby. There are some elements that suggest leaves or feathers, as well as some small buildings. The painting is full of large, curved shapes that suggest layers of mountains or waves.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philip Sills, New York (acquired from the artist); (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 and 25, February 1993, no. 62); Carol Selle, New York; purchased by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 36, as Homunkulus.

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Bibliography

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 36.

2003

  • Lorenz, Ulrike.Otto Dix Das Werverzeichnis der Zeichnungen und Pastelle.VDG: Weimar, 2003

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: DIX; lower left verso in graphite: Homunkulus 1918; upper right verso in graphite: [illegible]: Homunkulus

Wikidata ID

Q64618727

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