Life in Germany between the First and Second World Wars was chaotic. The country’s humiliation at Versailles led to the Weimar Republic, a 12-year democracy that ended in 1933, when the Nazis rose to power and fascism infected the country. Art reflected these shifts. Works of German Expressionism and the New Objectivity inhabited this interwar period, as did works of fantasy. “Day & Dream” examines these various perspectives through a selection of art by Renée Sintenis, Karl Blossfeldt, Walter Gramatté, and many more. The title was taken from Max Beckmann’s lithographic portfolio from 1946, which he completed in Amsterdam at the end of his wartime exile. The 15 prints are Surrealist, set in invented landscapes, and populated by kings, queens, and soldiers. —Elena Clavarino