Lot 118
  • 118

George Grosz

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • George Grosz
  • Selbstverständlich
  • titled and inscribed No. 7; with the stamp of the George Grosz Estate on the reverse

  • ink and pen on paper
  • 58 by 38,5 cm.
  • Executed in 1929. Original illustration for Günther Franzke's "Gesänge gegen bar"

Provenance

Studio of the artist, Berlin, 1929
George Grosz Estate, 1959
Galerie W. Uterman, Dortmund
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Salzburg, Galerie Welz, George Grosz, 1975, cat. no. 39, illustrated
Munich, Galerie Ilse Schweinsteiger, George Grosz, 1977, cat. no. 94, illustrated

Literature

G. Franzke, Gesänge gegen bar, Dresden 1930, p. 38

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the paper tone tends more towards cream. Condition: This work is in good condition. The sheet is taped at the two upper corners to the mount. There are a few spots of tape residue altong the extreme lower edge at the reverse of the work. The corners and edges are worn. There is some paper discolouration along the edges as can be seen in the catalogue illustration at the upper and lower edge. The lower part of the work is slighlty dirty. The lower right corner has slightly been folded.
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