George Grosz (1893-1959)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A. JERROLD PERENCHIO
George Grosz (1893-1959)

Der Spiessbürger

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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Der Spiessbürger
signed 'Grosz' (lower right)
watercolor, gouache and brush and India ink on paper
23 ¼ x 17 7/8 in. (59.2 x 45.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1928
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Galerie La Boétie, Inc. (Helen Serger), New York.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 19 November 1986, lot 99.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.

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Lot Essay

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

As Ralph Jentsch has explained, “The guy in this work, his face and nose turned crimson from years of drinking, resembles the prototype of the German bourgeois. Sitting there with a glass of wine in his hand and smoking a cigar seems to be all he needs to be happy and content…It was mainly these representatives of the Weimar republic, right wing nationalists, who supported Hitler and helped him a few years later to take power through an official election.”

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