This grim image reminds me of Guston’s piles of rocks. The hard drawing of the gun contrasts with the soft mortality of the humans. 3,800 Euro with 15 hours until auction closes.
Otto Dix 1891-1969 Die Barrikade (from Tod und Auferstehung) signed in pencil, dated and inscribed etching on wove paper plate: 274 by 345 mm. 10¾ by 13⅝ in. sheet: 432 by 500 mm. 17 by 19¾ in. Executed in 1922; this impression is a trial proof aside from the edition of 50, published by Otto Dix.