Laterne (Die Motten und das Licht)

OTTO DIX (1891-1969) Laterne (Die Motten und das Licht) signed and dated 'DIX 23' (lower left); inscribed 'Privatbesitz Nächtliche Straße' (on the reverse) oil pastel, watercolour, brush and wash and India ink and coloured pencil on paper 28 ½ x 19 7⁄8 in. (72.4 x 50.5 cm.) Executed in 1923