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    The First World War was a very tragic moment for the world and the German people, who at the end of the war lost control of their lands, fell into enormous debt and was forced to sign the Treaty of Versalliances, making Germany essentially responsible for the war. ruin people's pride and its economy. The life of the ordinary German was also not so good, because in addition to his situation, in 1922 the United States was facing a Great Depression, which affected the population even more, losing practically all their savings due to hyperinflation, and famine to name a few1. Otto Dix displayed this feeling in his art collections by using the elements of colors, shapes, and spacing to display the sad emotions due to this time period. Businessman Max Roesberg, Dresden and The Portrait of Heinrich Stadelmann are two of the many topics that will be covered. Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix or more commonly known as Otto Dix was a German painter born on December 2, 1891 in Untermanhamus, modern German Empire. -day Gera, Germany showed the sad reality of the German people after World War I through the use of many paintings and the use of several artistic techniques. In 1910 he attended the Dresden School of Arts and Crafts where he received his art degree and later volunteered in the German army to fight for his country, gaining experience for his future works of art. art.2. At the end of World War I he returned to his hometown, but later settled in Dreden where he studied art and began studying art. = 10007429 (accessed May 10, 2014)..making expressionist paintings, evoking mood and the idea of ​​feelings in his works3..During Nazism...... middle of paper ......m of Arts. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Businessman Max Roesberg, Dresden." The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Businessman Max Roesberg, Dresden. http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/485934 (accessed May 11, 2014). A thirty-five, a random time, showing that this is a regularly occurring event and underneath is a calendar with the date twenty-four and just above the number is a factory icon suggesting his workplace. Looking back, we discover a straight triganle in the composition, with the clock being the apex and the right edge forming a right angle with the wooden table displaying a non-naturalistic decor. Color, geometry and spaces in the max5 company. “Art Gallery Assignment.” Art gallery mission. http://missook.tripod.com/writingworks/henry.htm (accessed May 12, 2014).