Details
George Grosz (1883-1959)
Self Image
stamped twice with signature 'GROSZ' (lower right); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
pen and brush and India ink on paper
27 7/8 x 18¾ in. (70.8 x 47.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1930-1932
Provenance
Estate of the artist. Conner Rosenkranz, New York.
Forum Gallery, New York.
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles (by 1997).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, George Grosz, Works on Paper 1914-1939, September-October 1997.
Sale Room Notice
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Please note the amended provenance:
Estate of the artist.
Anon. sale, Karl and Faber, Munich, 30 November-December 1, lot 693.
Conner Rosenkranz, New York.
Forum Gallery, New York.
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles (by 1997).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Please note the literature reference:
Der Querschnitt, Berlin, vol. XII, no. 9, September 1932, p. 643 (titled Wenn ich mich so im Spiegel seh, glaub ich, ich bin meine Tochter).

Lot Essay

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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