Lot 63
  • 63

George Grosz, 1893-1959

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • George Grosz
  • Aus Südfrankreich, Cassis sur Mer
  • inscribed no. 15 Aus Südfrankreich
  • watercolor and pen and ink on paper
  • 48 by 62.8cm.; 18 7/8 by 24 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1927.
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Provenance

Doroth K. Oechfner, Berlin (acquired circa 1939)
Private Collection, Oregon (by descent from the above; sold: Christie's, New York, 12th November, 1992, lot 160)
Sale: Christie's, New York, 10th November, 1994, lot 214
Lafayette Park Gallery, New York

Condition

Cream laid wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the overmount at three points along the top edge and there are artist's pinholes to all four corners and to the center of the top edge. There are two repaired tears at the center and center right of the top edge, a one inch tear at the bottom right edge, and several nicks, mainly to the right and top edges. All four edges are deckled. Apart from some slight foxing, mainly to the center of the top left quadrant, this work is in good condition.
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