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George Grosz
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- George Grosz
- A HEMINGWAY STORY, DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
- signed Grosz (lower right); titled on the reverse
- watercolour on card
- 39 by 50cm., 15 3/8 by 19 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection
Mr & Mrs Ben Kimelman, New York
Vera Lazuk Gallery, Long Island
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Vera Lazuk Gallery, New York
Literature
Hans Hess, George Grosz, New Haven, 1985, no. 226, illustrated p. 247
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the back board along the upper edge. There are artist's pinholes intermittently along all four edges. The sheet is slightly time-stained and slightly undulated in places. There are some tape remnants to the verso from previous mounting. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Grosz had known Hemingway and last met him in New York in 1954. Hemingway was a great admirer of the artist and owned many of his works bought at the Flechteim Gallery in Berlin in 1932, prior to the artist's arrival in the United States. This watercolour belongs to a large and complex group of works which Grosz began in 1947, continuing until 1955, in which the artist depicts the atmosphere of uncertainty and threat in a world of political unrest.