Cain and Abel

Details

George Grosz (1893-1959)
Cain and Abel
signed and dated 'Grosz 38' (lower left)
watercolor, brush and pen and India ink and charcoal on paper
18 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (48 x 63.2 cm.)
Executed in 1938

Provenance

Henri Weiner, Long Island (gift from the artist, 1938).
Acquired by the present owner, 2004.

Lot Essay

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

This work was published in Esquire Magazine, September 1938, for the short story "The Silver Fleet of Time" written by Paul Haggard, the nom de plume of the work's first recorded owner.

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