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The France and Germany of Asia
Details
George Grosz (1893-1959)
The France and Germany of Asia
signed 'Grosz' (upper right) and signed again and titled twice 'Grosz The France and Germany of Asia' (along the lower edge); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
brush and India ink over black chalk on paper
23 3/8 x 18 ¼ in. (59.3 x 46.2 cm.)
Painted in 1938
The France and Germany of Asia
signed 'Grosz' (upper right) and signed again and titled twice 'Grosz The France and Germany of Asia' (along the lower edge); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
brush and India ink over black chalk on paper
23 3/8 x 18 ¼ in. (59.3 x 46.2 cm.)
Painted in 1938
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
E. Hunter, "The France and Germany of Asia," Esquire, April 1938, p. 46 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Hamburg, Galerie Brockstedt, Tragik, Groteske: George Grosz, Berlin, 1912-1933, New York, 1933-1959, November 2003-January 2004 (illustrated, fig. 45; dated circa 1937).
Berlin, Nolan Judin and New York, David Nolan Gallery, George Grosz: The Years in America, 1933-1958, February-October 2009, p. 140, no. 46 (illustrated).
Berlin, Nolan Judin and New York, David Nolan Gallery, George Grosz: The Years in America, 1933-1958, February-October 2009, p. 140, no. 46 (illustrated).
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