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Otto Dix

On August 11, 2025 - 20th Century, december 2, German

Otto Dix, German painter, December 2, 1891-July 25, 1969

Hugo Erfurth, Otto Dix with a Brush, 1929 Oil pigment print

Sunrise, 1913 Oil on canvas, 20 x 26 in

Three Prostitutes On The Street, 1925 Oil on canvas Private collection

Prager Street, 1920 Oil and collage on canvas Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany

Stormtroopers Advance Under a Gas Attack, from The War, 1924 Drypoint and aquatint etching

The Skull, from The War, 1924

Lens Being Bombed, from The War, 1924

Martha Dix, 1928 Oil on canvas

Mother with Child, 1921 Oil on canvas, 31.9 x 47.2 in // Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany

The Artist's Parents, 1921 Oil on canvas, 44.5 × 39 in // Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Portrait of the Journalist Sylvia Von Harden, 1926 Oil and tempera on wood, 35 x 47.6 in // Georges Pompidou Center, Paris

Adolph von Menzel

On June 28, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, december 8, German

Adolph von Menzel, German painter, December 8, 1815 – February 9, 1905

Adolph von Menzel in 1900

Blind Man's Buff, 1867 Oil on canvas, 11.6 x 8.9 in // National Gallery, London

Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens, 1867 Oil on canvas, 19.2 x 27.5 in // National Gallery, London

At the Beer Garden, 1883 Gouache on paper, 5.3 x 7 in // Collection Georg Schäfer

The Studio Wall, 1872 Oil on canvas, 43.7 x 31.1 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Student Torchlight Procession, 1859 Oil on paperboard, 12.2 x 21.3 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

The Bedroom of the Artist in the Ritterstraße, 1847 Oil on canvas, 22 x 18.1 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Living Room With the Artist's Sister, 1847 Oil on paper mounted on millboard, 18.1 x 12.4 in // Neue Pinakothek, Munich

The Balcony Room, 1845 Oil on canvas, 22.8 x 18.5 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Menzel's Sister Emilie, Sleeping, circa 1848 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 18.4 x 23.6 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes), 1875 Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 100 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Berlin: Backs of Houses in the Snow, 1847 Oil on paper mounted on millboard, 5.1 x 9.4 in Kunst Museum Winterthur, Germany

The Back Garden, between 1850 and 1860 Oil on canvas, 19 x 27 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Staircase Hallway With Night Lighting, 1848 Oil on paper, board backing, 14.2 x 8.5 in // Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany

Thunderstorm at Tempelhofer Hill, 1846 Oil on paper, 12.2 x 18.5 in // Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany

Albrecht Altdorfer

On June 25, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, c. 1480 – February 12, 1538

Christ taking Leave of his Mother, 1520 Oil on lime, 55.5 x 43.7 in // National Gallery, London

"Schöne Maria" Oil on Wood Stiftskirche St. Johann, Regensburg

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1510 Oil on panel, 22.4 x 15 in // Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1522 Oil on panel, 23.2 x 17.7 in // Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Large Fir, 1512-22 Etching with watercolour, 8.9 x 6.7 in // Art Collections of the Veste Coburg, Germany

Landscape with Path, c. 1518 Parchment and wood, 16.5 x 15.7 in // National Gallery, London

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Lucas Cranach the Younger

On June 22, 2025 - 16th Century, German, october 4

Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter, October 4, 1515 – January 25, 1586

Portrait of a Bearded Man, Possible Self-Portrait, 1546 Oil on limewood, 25.3 x 19.2 in // National Museum in Warsaw

Johann Friedrich, Elector of Saxony, 1578 Oil on canvas, 47.6 x 36.6 in // Dresden Armory

Christ and the Adulteress, after 1532 Oil on copper transferred from wood, 33 x 48.4 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Stag-hunting, 1557 Oil on lime, 20.8 x 27.1 in // Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

Tilman Riemenschneider

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

Tilman Riemenschneider, German woodcarver and sculptor, c. 1460 – July 7, 1531

Self Portrait in the Predella of the Marien Altar Creglingen

Tomb Relief of Johannes Trithemius, c 1516 Neumünster, Würzburg, Germany

Two Figures from an Annunciation, c. 1485 - c. 1487 Alabaster, 16 x 16 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Tilman Riemenschneider, Saint Jerome and the Lion (From the former Church of St. Peter in Erfurt), c. 1495 Alabaster, traces of polychromy Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint Jerome and the Lion (From the former Church of St. Peter in Erfurt), c. 1495 Alabaster, traces of polychromy Cleveland Museum of Art

St George Fighting the Dragon, c. 1490, Limewood, 30.5 x 22 in // Bode Museum, Berlin

Detail of Face of Rudolf Von Scherenberg Würzburg Cathedral, Germany

Assumption of Saint Mary Magdalene, Part of Münnerstädter Altar, 1490/92 Linden wood Bavarian National Museum, Munich

Mourning Women from a Lamentation of Christ, c. 1485/1490, Limewood, original color Bode Museum Berlin

Holy Blood Altar Limewood St. Jakob's Church, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Saint Barbara Linden wood, 52.5 x 15.5 x 10.5 in // Bavarian National Museum, Munich

Altar of the Virgin, c. 1505-1508 // Herrgottskirche, Creglingen, Germany

John the Baptist Linden wood St. Kilian's Church, Haßfurt, Germany

St Mark the Evangelist, From the Predella of the Münnerstädter High Altar Bode Museum, Berlin

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Linden wood, 43.3 x 13.7 in // German National Museum, Nuremberg

Virgin of an Annunciation Alabaster, c. 1495 Louvre, Paris

The Lamentation of Christ, 1525 Cloister church of St. Afra, Maidbronn, Germany

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Hans Holbein the Elder

On May 5, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

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Caspar David Friedrich

On May 5, 2025 - 18th Century, 19th Century, German, September 5

Caspar David Friedrich, German painter, Sep 5, 1774 – May 7, 1840

Owl on a Grave, circa 1836/37 Sepia over pencil, 10.1 in x 8.7 in // Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Caspar David Friedrich, Ruined Monastery of Eldena near Greifswald, 1824/25 Oil on canvas, 19.3 x 13.8 in Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Ruined Monastery of Eldena near Greifswald, 1824/25 Oil on canvas, 19.3 x 13.8 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Landscape with Grave, Coffin and Owl, 1836-37 Sepia over pencil, 15 x 15 in // Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Caspar David Friedrich, Coffin at the edge of a grave, second half of 1830s Sepia and brush over graphite pencil on paper, 15.47 in x 15.51 in Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Coffin at the edge of a grave, second half of 1830s Sepia and brush over graphite pencil on paper, 15.47 in x 15.51 in // Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Caspar David Friedrich, Lady on the Staircase / Caroline on the stairs, circa 1825 Oil on canvas, 28.9 in x 20.4 in Pomeranian State Museum, Greifswald, Germany

Lady on the Staircase / Caroline on the stairs, circa 1825 Oil on canvas, 28.9 in x 20.4 in // Pomeranian State Museum, Greifswald, Germany

Landscape with Pavilion, 1797 Pen, ink and watercolor, 6.5 x 8.5 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Tetschen Altar/The Cross in the Mountainsta, 1807/1808 Oil on canvas, 45.2 × 43.5 in // Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden

Rocky Ravine in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, 1822 Oil on canvas, 37 x 29.1 in // Belvedere, Vienna

Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen, 1818 Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 27.9 in // Kunst Museum Winterthur, Switzerland

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, Circa 1817 Oil on canvas, 38.5 x 29.1 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Cemetery Entrance, 1825 Oil on canvas, 56.2 x 43.3 in // Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden

The Stages of Life, circa 1834 Oil on canvas, 28.5 x 37 in // Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany

Graveyard under Snow, 1826/1827 Oil on canvas, 12.2 x 9.9 in // Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, Germany

Moonrise over the Sea, 1822 Oil on canvas, 21.6 x 27.9 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Lucas Cranach the Elder

On April 28, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

Lucas Cranach the Elder, German painter, 1472-1553

Lucas Cranach the Elder at 77, painted by Lucas Cranach the Younger

Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Princesses Sibylla, Emilia, and Sidonia of Saxony, circa 1535 Oil on lime wood, 24.4 in x 35 in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Princesses Sibylla, Emilia, and Sidonia of Saxony, circa 1535 Oil on lime wood, 24.4 in x 35 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Portrait of a Man, 1529 Oil on beech wood, 20.1 in x 14 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, 1530s Oil on poplar, 34.25 x 22.8 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Saint Christopher, between 1518 and 1520 Paint on lime, 16.4 × 3.1 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Portrait of Princess Sibylle of Cleve, 1526 Paint on beech wood, 22.4 x 15.3 in // Schloss Weimar, Germany

Melancholy, 1532 Oil on panel, 20 x 38.1 in // Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Portrait of the Elector John Frederic the Magnanimous of Saxony, 1531 Oil on panel, 20 x 14.5 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Saint Peter, 16th century Oil on panel, 44.4 x 21.2 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Venus with Amor the Honey Thief, after 1537 Oil on panel, 68.5 x 25.9 in // Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

The Close of the Silver Age, circa 1530 Oil on oak wood, 19.7 x 14 in // National Gallery, London

Portrait of a Woman, from 1525 until 1527 Oil on panel, 14.1 x 9.8 in // National Gallery, London

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Matthias Grünewald

On April 25, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, German, nbd

Matthias Grünewald, German Artist, 1470-1528

The Annunciation (detail, Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1515 Oil on wood

The Mocking of Christ, 1503-1505 Oil on panel, 42.9 x 29.2 in // Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1523-1524 Oil on panel, 75.9 x 59.4 in // Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Crucifixion of Jesus, 1523-1524 Mixed media on softwood, 76.9 x 56.1 in // Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

Isenheim Altarpiece, First opening‎, between 1512 and 1516 Oil on panel, 11 ft x 19.3 ft // Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Resurrection of Jesus, circa 1515 Oil on panel, 105.9 x 55.5 in // Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Matthias Grünewald, Saints Paul and Anthony in the Desert, Part of Isenheim Altarpiece, circa 1515 Oil on panel, 104.3 x 55.5 in Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Saints Paul and Anthony in the Desert, Part of Isenheim Altarpiece, circa 1515 Oil on panel, 104.3 x 55.5 in // Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Temptation of Saint Anthony, Part of Isenheim Altarpiece, 1512 Oil on panel, 104.3 x 55.5 in // Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Matthias Grünewald, Concert of Angels and Nativity, Part of Isenheim Altarpiece, circa 1515 Oil on panel, 104.3 x 119.6 in Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Concert of Angels and Nativity, Part of Isenheim Altarpiece, circa 1515 Oil on panel, 104.3 x 119.6 in // Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Annunciation, Part of Isenheim Altarpiece, circa 1515 Oil on panel, 105.9 x 55.9 in // Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.

Crucifixion, 1501-02 Black chalk on brownish paper, heightened with white, 20.9 x 12.6 in Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe

Complaining Pharisee, c. 1511 Black chalk on yellowish paper, cut and mounted, 9.25 x 6.5 in Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Head of a Shouting Man, c.1520 Black chalk on paper, 10.9 x 7.7 in // Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

The Triple Face, c.1525 Chalk on paper, 10.70 in x 7.83 in // Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

Young Man with Folded Hands, between 1522 and 1525 Charcoal on paper, 17.16 in x 12.63 in // Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

Saint Dorothy, circa 1511 Grey pen, with white highlights, 14.13 x 10.19 in // Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

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Max Ernst

On April 2, 2025 - 20th Century, april 2, German

Max Ernst, German artist, April 2, 1891-April 1, 1976

Punching Ball or the Immortality of Buonarroti (Self-Portrait)

Garden Airplane Trap, 1935–36 Oil on canvas, 21 x 26 in // Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Une Semaine de Bonté, Third Book, Tuesday; Element: Fire; Example: The Court of the Dragon, 1933 // Collage-Novel

Ubu Imperator, 1923 Oil on Canvas, 39 x 32 in // Georges Pompidou Center, Paris

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