Christian Schad (1894–1982)

Pioneer of the Schadograph who captured Weimar-era decadence with a razor-sharp 'cool gaze'

ABOUT

Christian Schad (21 August 1894 – 25 February 1982) was a German painter and photographer. He was associated with the Dada and the New Objectivity movements. Schad's portraits are regarded as emblematic of the decadence of Vienna and Berlin after the First World War. == Life == Schad was born in Miesbach, Upper Bavaria, to a prosperous lawyer who supported him for nearly half his life. He studied at the art academy in Munich in 1913. A "self-inflicted heart defect" allowed t…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Transmission Ischiatique 1919 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Schadograph 27 (Jeudi IV) 1919 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lotte 1927 · Sprengel Museum Sonja 1928 · Neue Nationalgalerie Composition in N Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Portrait of Dr Haustein Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

RaphaelHigh Renaissance Matthias GrünewaldNorthern Renaissance Man RayDada

Influenced

Gerhard RichterPhotorealism Chuck ClosePhotorealism Franz GertschPhotorealism