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GEORGE GROSZ | Licht aus, Messer raus! (Light Out, Knife Out!)
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- George Grosz
- Licht aus, Messer raus! (Light Out, Knife Out!)
- Signed Grosz and dated 20 (lower left); signed Grosz, titled and inscribed aquarelle (on the verso)
- Watercolor and pen and ink on paper
- 16 1/2 by 11 3/4 in.
- 41.9 by 28.5 cm
- Executed in 1920.
Provenance
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired circa 1952-53)
Sale: Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, May 3, 1962, lot 130
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York
Private Collection (and sold: Sotheby’s, London, November 29, 1989, lot 444)
William Louis-Dreyfus, Mt. Kisco, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired by the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections by inheritance from the above in 2016
Sale: Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, May 3, 1962, lot 130
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York
Private Collection (and sold: Sotheby’s, London, November 29, 1989, lot 444)
William Louis-Dreyfus, Mt. Kisco, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired by the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collections by inheritance from the above in 2016
Exhibited
New York, New York Studio School, George Grosz: Works on Paper, 1913-1925, 2013, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Hans Hess, George Grosz, London, 1974, no. 74, illustrated p. 91
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged at two places along the top edge of its verso. Artist's pinholes in all four corners. Inscribed in German by another hand on the verso. There is light staining to all four edges, possibly due to an acidic mount. A few small flattened creases to all four corners. A few scattered spots of foxing to the sheet. Otherwise, fine. This work is in overall very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ralph Jentsch.