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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Der Dollar bei 300, II (recto); Portät eines Mannes mit einem Zylinderhut (verso)
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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Der Dollar bei 300, II (recto); Portät eines Mannes mit einem Zylinderhut (verso)
signed 'Grosz' (lower right) and titled twice 'der dollar 300' (lower left); signed and titled again 'G. Grosz der dollar 300' (verso)
brush and pen and India ink on paper
22 3/8 x 18 1/8 cm. (56.8 x 46 cm.)
Executed in 1922
Der Dollar bei 300, II (recto); Portät eines Mannes mit einem Zylinderhut (verso)
signed 'Grosz' (lower right) and titled twice 'der dollar 300' (lower left); signed and titled again 'G. Grosz der dollar 300' (verso)
brush and pen and India ink on paper
22 3/8 x 18 1/8 cm. (56.8 x 46 cm.)
Executed in 1922
Provenance
Ewald Rathke, Frankfurt.
Acquired by the present owner, by 1977.
Acquired by the present owner, by 1977.
Literature
U. Schneede, George Grosz, Vita e opere, Milan, 1977, p. 104, no. 131 (illustrated).
F. Whitford, George Grosz, The Day of Reckoning, London, 1984, p. 64, no. 50 (illustrated, p. 50; titled One's Own Home is Worth its Weight in Gold).
F. Whitford, George Grosz, The Day of Reckoning, London, 1984, p. 64, no. 50 (illustrated, p. 50; titled One's Own Home is Worth its Weight in Gold).
Exhibited
Munich, Museum Villa Stuck, George Grosz, Die Berliner Jahre, September-October 1986, p. 243, no. 108 (illustrated).
Naples, Accademia di Belle Arti, Goya, Daumier, Grosz, Il trionfo dell'idiozia, Pregiudizi, follie e banalità dell'esistenza europea, April-May 1992, p. 240, no. 243 (illustrated, p. 222; titled Der dollar bei 300, I).
Siena, Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala, La lente di Freud, Una galleria dellinconscio, November 2008-February 2009, p. 321 (illustrated).
Brühl, Max Ernst Museum, George Grosz, Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Collagen, 1908-1958, September-December 2011, p. 180, no. 52 (illustrated in color, p. 112; titled Der Dollar bei 300 I).
Naples, Accademia di Belle Arti, Goya, Daumier, Grosz, Il trionfo dell'idiozia, Pregiudizi, follie e banalità dell'esistenza europea, April-May 1992, p. 240, no. 243 (illustrated, p. 222; titled Der dollar bei 300, I).
Siena, Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala, La lente di Freud, Una galleria dellinconscio, November 2008-February 2009, p. 321 (illustrated).
Brühl, Max Ernst Museum, George Grosz, Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Collagen, 1908-1958, September-December 2011, p. 180, no. 52 (illustrated in color, p. 112; titled Der Dollar bei 300 I).