Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Sich pflegen, bringt Segen! (F. Sch. Gewidmet)
Details
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Sich pflegen, bringt Segen! (F. Sch. Gewidmet)
stamped with signature 'Grosz' (lower right); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
brush and India ink over pencil on paper
25 ½ x 19 ½ in. (64.8 x 49.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1926
Sich pflegen, bringt Segen! (F. Sch. Gewidmet)
stamped with signature 'Grosz' (lower right); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
brush and India ink over pencil on paper
25 ½ x 19 ½ in. (64.8 x 49.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1926
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Kraushaar Galleries, New York.
Anon. (acquired from the above); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 February 2006, lot 157.
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale); sale, Christie's, New York, 5 May 2011, lot 154.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Kraushaar Galleries, New York.
Anon. (acquired from the above); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 February 2006, lot 157.
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale); sale, Christie's, New York, 5 May 2011, lot 154.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
G. Grosz, Das neue Gesicht der herrschenden Klasse: Zeichnungen, Berlin, 1930, no. 114 (illustrated prior to stamped signature).
U.M. Schneede, ed., Die Welt ist ein Lunapark, Dreieich, 1977, no. 214 (illustrated; dated circa 1928).
P.-K. Schuster, George Grosz: Berlin, New York, Berlin, 1994, p. 264 (illustrated; dated 1930).
U.M. Schneede, ed., Die Welt ist ein Lunapark, Dreieich, 1977, no. 214 (illustrated; dated circa 1928).
P.-K. Schuster, George Grosz: Berlin, New York, Berlin, 1994, p. 264 (illustrated; dated 1930).
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