Property from the Estate of Countess Consuelo Crespi
George Grosz (1904-1991)
Woman: A Study in Texture
Details
George Grosz (1904-1991)
Woman: A Study in Texture
signed and indistinctly dated 'Grosz 39' (lower right); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
charcoal and sanguine on paper
24 7/8 x 19 in. (63.2 x 48.3 cm.)
Drawn in 1939
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York.
Saul P. Steinberg, New York; sale, Christie's, New York, 19 May 1981, lot 169.
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Literature
George Grosz Drawings, New York, 1944, p. 12, no. 25 (illustrated).
H. Bittner, ed., George Grosz, New York, 1960, p. 50 (illustrated, pl. 90; titled).
Sale Room Notice
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.