Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
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Property of a Private Collection, United States
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Sun-Kissed Red-Makers
Details
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Sun-Kissed Red-Makers
titled 'Sun Kissed Red Makers' (lower right) and inscribed 'to Ben Hecht 1001 Afternoon' (lower left); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
pen and India ink on paper
Image size: 17¼ x 17½ in. (43.8 x 44.5 cm.)
Sheet size: 22 1/8 x 19 in. (56.2 x 48.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1941
Sun-Kissed Red-Makers
titled 'Sun Kissed Red Makers' (lower right) and inscribed 'to Ben Hecht 1001 Afternoon' (lower left); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
pen and India ink on paper
Image size: 17¼ x 17½ in. (43.8 x 44.5 cm.)
Sheet size: 22 1/8 x 19 in. (56.2 x 48.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1941
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York (by 2004).
Acquired by the present owner, circa 2005.
Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York (by 2004).
Acquired by the present owner, circa 2005.
Literature
B. Hecht, 1001 Afternoons in New York, New York, 1941, p. 115 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Nolan Eckman Gallery, George Grosz, New York Drawings, October-December 2004.