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The Isolation of the Narzisms

1930s
(German, 1890–1965)
Germany, 20th century
photomechanical reproduction, collage
Image: 9.2 x 15.8 cm (3 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.); Paper: 9.8 x 16.3 cm (3 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2007.113
Location: not on view
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Roh, who had combined images through photomontage, was encouraged to investigate collage by the Surrealist painter and collagist Max Ernst. Like Ernst, Roh used old-fashioned printed illustrations that could be cut out and moved around to compose implausible narratives. While Fitness Training in the Colonies has humorous aspects, The Isolation of Nazism addresses a serious and timely threat. Is this a depiction of wishful thinking-the hope that someone will restrain the Nazis? Or is the isolation that of the artist under Nazi rule?
The Isolation of the Narzisms

The Isolation of the Narzisms

1930s

Franz Roh

(German, 1890–1965)
Germany, 20th century

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