Lot Essay
This drawing is sold with a photo-certificate from Ralph Jentsch who will include it in his forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper by George Grosz.
Details
George Grosz (1883-1959)
Bettler
signed 'Grosz' (lower right)
watercolour and pen and ink on paper laid down on canvas
18 7/8 x 24 in. (48 x 61 cm.)
Executed circa 1934
Bettler
signed 'Grosz' (lower right)
watercolour and pen and ink on paper laid down on canvas
18 7/8 x 24 in. (48 x 61 cm.)
Executed circa 1934
Provenance
(possibly) The artist's estate (no./7).
Medusa Studio d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome (no. 854).
Pontello collection, Florence.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Medusa Studio d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome (no. 854).
Pontello collection, Florence.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
'George Grosz alla "Medusa"', in La Momento Sera, Rome, 20 February 1970 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Rome, Medusa Studio d'Arte Contemporanea, George Grosz in America, 1970.
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this work was executed in New York in 1934. Please note that the first line of provenance should read as follows, and not as stated in the catalogue:
The artist's estate (no./7).
Please note the following additional exhibition history:
Turin, Gallerie d'Arte 'Il fauno', George Grosz, March - April 1970, no. 15 (illustrated).
The artist's estate (no./7).
Please note the following additional exhibition history:
Turin, Gallerie d'Arte 'Il fauno', George Grosz, March - April 1970, no. 15 (illustrated).
Brought to you by
Teresa Krasny
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