- 160
Georg Grosz
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description
- Georg Grosz
- The Eye and the Finger
- signed Grosz (lower right) and titled The Eye and the Finger (upper left)
- ink and chalk on paper
- 59.2 x 46.2 cm; 23 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.
Provenance
Sale: Swann Galleries, New York, March 7, 2002, lot 57
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Boone, Turchin Center for the Arts, The Omnipotent Dream: Man Ray, Confluences and Influences, 2003, listed in the catalogue p. 35
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, attache to the mount with tape at the upper edge, not laid down. There are scattered pinholes predominately at each corner. There are flattened creases in places, in particular to the lower right corner. The paper surface is slightly undulating. This work is in overall very 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. 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."
"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
This work was executed to serve as an illustration of "THE EYE AND THE FINGER. Floating segment of reality, beyond hallucination, beyond imagination, and beyond science" by Donald Wandrei, in Esquire. The Magazine for Men, on December 1936.