Friday, May 29, 2015

Otto Neumann (1895 - 1975)

Otto Neumann - Grotesque 8 - Multi-legged Insect Grotesque, 1920-22Multi-legged Insect Grotesque, 1920-22

Otto Neumann - Grotesque 6 - Grotesques with Insect, 1920-22Grotesques with Insect, 1920-22

Otto Neumann - Grotesque 4 - Gladiator Defending Himself in a Boat, 1920-22Gladiator Defending Himself in a Boat, 1920-22

Otto Neumann - Grotesque 5 - Man with Broken Leg in Wheelbarrow, 1920-22Man with Broken Leg in Wheelbarrow, 1920-22

Otto Neumann - Grotesque 12 - Grotesque on Stilts, 1930Grotesque on Stilts, 1930

Otto Neumann - Divine Comedy (Satan) 1927-28Divine Comedy (Satan) 1927-28

Otto Neumann - Divine Comedy (Devis with Barrator) 1927-28Divine Comedy (Devils with Barrator) 1927-28

Otto Neumann - Divine Comedy, (The Opportunits, Smitten by Monstrous Insects) 1927-28Divine Comedy, (The Opportunits, Smitten by Monstrous Insects) 1927-28
 Otto Neumann - Grotesques Biting, late 1920'sGrotesques Biting, late 1920's

Otto Neumann - Dancing Grotesques, 1927Dancing Grotesques, 1927
 Otto Neumann - Figure in a Boat, late 1920'sFigure in a Boat, late 1920's



The black and white scans were taken by me from an old book on Neumann that I dug up in a nearby library. The 3 yellow tinted images were taken from an article on Neumann's grotesque series of works at 50 Watts. Details on the life of Otto Neumann can be found on his Wikipedia page.

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