Otto Dix was a German painter born in 1891. He studied art in Dresden from 1909-1914 and was influenced by impressionism, expressionism, and cubism. During World War I from 1914-1918, Dix served as a soldier and was profoundly impacted by the horrors of war, which became a major theme in his paintings. After the war, he helped found the "Group 1919" and created critical dadaist works. In the 1920s and 1930s, Dix lived and worked in various German cities and taught at the Dresden Academy of Arts until being dismissed by the Nazis in 1933. He spent the rest of his life in exile, continuing to paint, and received honors for his work until