Otto Dix Route · 5Art & Museums · 3Grand Gera Tour · 4
Otto Dix House
Otto Dix was born in this house in Untermhaus in 1891. He became one of the most important German painters of the 20th century.
His birthplace is now a museum dedicated to the artist's life and work.
A museum and gallery complex opened here on 2 December 1991 to mark the artist’s 100th birthday. The historic domestic setting illustrates everyday life in a modest working-class household around 1900.
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Otto Dix House.
Otto Dix was born in this house in Untermhaus in 1891. He became one of the most important German painters of the 20th century.
His birthplace is now a museum dedicated to the artist's life and work.
A museum and gallery complex opened here on 2 December 1991 to mark the artist’s 100th birthday. The historic domestic setting illustrates everyday life in a modest working-class household around 1900.
Look for: The Elster riverbank close by – the landscape Dix saw as a child.
The Elster riverbank close by – the landscape Dix saw as a child.
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Which artist was born in this house?
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Otto Dix House
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