Otto Dix: Portrait of Hugo Erfurth.
Techniques and Secrets
The technical study of the painting Hugo Erfurth with Dog presents detailed information about the research conducted by the Conservation Department of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum to shed light on the creative process, techniques and materials used by Otto Dix.
The ensuing exhibition and publication display the results obtained in the Museum’s laboratory using X-radiography, infrared photography and microsamples, which have been crucial in identifying the working technique and the material composition, as well as the distribution of strata in the painting.