Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work and will include it in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper by Georges Grosz.
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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Civilization marches on
Details
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Civilization marches on
signed 'Grosz' (lower right); with the Nachlass stamp and numbered '4.63.1' (on the reverse)
reed pen and pen and ink on paper
18 7/8 x 24 ¾ in. in. (48 x 63 cm.)
Executed in 1935
Civilization marches on
signed 'Grosz' (lower right); with the Nachlass stamp and numbered '4.63.1' (on the reverse)
reed pen and pen and ink on paper
18 7/8 x 24 ¾ in. in. (48 x 63 cm.)
Executed in 1935
Provenance
The artist's estate.
La Medusa Studio d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome (no. 1114).
[probably] Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1970s.
La Medusa Studio d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome (no. 1114).
[probably] Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1970s.
Literature
G. Grosz & J. Dos Passos, Interregnum, New York, 1936, no. 46.
A. Dückers, George Grosz, Das druckgraphische Werk, Frankfurt am Main, 1979, no. S II, 46, p. 235 (illustrated p. 94).
A. Dückers, George Grosz, Das druckgraphische Werk, Frankfurt am Main, 1979, no. S II, 46, p. 235 (illustrated p. 94).
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