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George Grosz
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- George Grosz
- Tiergarten, Berlin
- Signed Grosz (lower right); titled twice (lower right & lower left)
- Pen and ink on paper
- 19 1/2 by 14 3/4 in.
- 49.5 by 37.4 cm
Provenance
Paul Beck, Stuttgart (and sold: Sotheby's, London, October 9, 2002, lot 215)
Acquired at the above sale
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Executed on cream colored wove paper affixed to a mount at two places at top edge on verso. Top, left and right edges are deckled. Bottom edge is cut. Some minor mat stains from prior mattings and the sheet is slightly time darkened overall. There is a sensitively repaired two-inch long vertical tear in the center of the boy at center. Beneath the title at lower right there is an inscribed number K1437, also found on a label on the verso of the sheet. Evidence of a prior mounting at a few spots on the verso of the sheet. This work is in good condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is typical of George Grosz's drawings executed in the years after World War I and combines two of his most important themes: criticism of the bourgeois classes and the casualties of war. Grosz's oeuvre is dominated by his deeply rooted antagonism and dislike of bourgeois society, as embodied by Tiergarten, Berlin.
Discussing the present work, Ralph Jentsch has commented: "This drawing shows the extremes of the time, the winners and the losers of the big war. The well-dressed couple, she with a horse whip in her left hand and he with an elegant cane under his arm, resemble the bourgeois class, whilst the war veteran in crutches and the matches seller with the proletarian kid next to him, who is most probably his son, are fighting for their daily bread and survival."
Discussing the present work, Ralph Jentsch has commented: "This drawing shows the extremes of the time, the winners and the losers of the big war. The well-dressed couple, she with a horse whip in her left hand and he with an elegant cane under his arm, resemble the bourgeois class, whilst the war veteran in crutches and the matches seller with the proletarian kid next to him, who is most probably his son, are fighting for their daily bread and survival."