Lot 314
  • 314

George Grosz

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • George Grosz
  • TANZBAR, BERLIN (DANCE HALL, BERLIN)
  • pen and ink on paper
  • 63.5 by 49cm., 25 by 19 1/4 in.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Peter Deitsch Fine Arts, New York
Brook Street Gallery, London (acquired from the above in 1968; sale: Sotheby's, London, 26th October 2005, lot 88)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount at the upper left corner. There is some time staining to the sheet, and a 6cm. long hairline stain to the woman's head in the upper left quadrant. There are some small flecks of unobtrusive discolouration to the upper left quadrant. Otherwise, this work is in good condition.
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