Lot 7
  • 7

George Grosz

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • George Grosz
  • Moonrise Over Reeds
  • signed Grosz and dated 36, l.l. (under mat)
  • mixed media on paper
  • Image size: 18 1/2 by 12 1/2 in. 46.7 by 31.8 cm.
  • Sheet size: 20 by 14 in. 50.8 by 35 cm.
  • Executed in 1936.

Provenance

Studio of the Artist, Bayside, New York, 1936
Estate of Arnott White
Sold: Christie's, New York, September 26, 1991, lot 203

Exhibited

New York, The Art Students League, 1993

Literature

Ralph Jentsch, George Grosz, Berlin - New York, Skira/Rizzoli, 2008, no. 291, pg. 204

Condition

in generally good condition; the sheet toned; some staining/fading in few bare areas of sheet (i.e. at center left and in margins); pinholes along the margins of the sheet; sheet sits between mat and frame without adhesives
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