Lot 17
  • 17

George Grosz 1893-1959

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • George Grosz
  • Unemployed
  • signed Grosz, l.r. ; stamped with the estate stamp, numbered 1 97 8 and inscribed with the date 1934, verso
  • watercolor and ink on paper
  • 19 by 24 3/4 in.
  • 48.3 by 62.9 cm.

Provenance

Forum Gallery, New York

Exhibited

New York, Forum Gallery, American Social Realism:  1920-1950, January 18 - February 24, 2007

Literature

A.N. Hodge, The History of Art, London, 2007,  p. 170, illustrated

Condition

in good condition, overall; some soiling to surface: scattered light stains; scattered pinholes along the edges; soft creases throughout, mostly along the edges--from wetness of pigments (sheet is a thin paper)--a few scattered small tears along the edges-- a couple of them are repaired with pieces of white tape, verso; sheet is hinged to mat with pieces of white tape along the edges, verso
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