Christian Schad

1894–1982

In Tate Modern

In the Studio: Studio Practice

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Biography

Christian Schad (August 21, 1894 – February 25, 1982) was a German painter and photographer. He was associated with the Dada and the New Objectivity movements. Considered as a group, Schad's portraits form an extraordinary record of life in Vienna and Berlin in the years following World War I.

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Artworks

Christian Schad Self-Portrait

1927

On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio
Christian Schad Agosta, the Pigeon-Chested Man, and Rasha, the Black Dove

1929

On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio

Artist as subject

Christian Schad Self-Portrait

1927

On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio

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Art Term

Neue Sachlichkeit

Usually translated as ‘New Objectivity’, Neue Sachlichkeit was a German modern realist movement of the 1920s
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