Lot 323
  • 323

George Grosz

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • George Grosz
  • Patient (A Double-Sided Work)
  • Signed Grosz and dated 37 (lower right); titled and stamped with the Nachlass mark (on the verso) 
  • Brush and ink, watercolor and pencil on paper
  • 23 1/4 by 18 in.
  • 59 by 45.7 cm

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 19, 1981, lot 164
Acquired at the above sale

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged at all four corners in a window mat so that both sides are visible. There are artist pinholes at several places along the perimeter of the sheet. There are handling creases throughout, and the sheet is lightly time stained. There is residue of adhesive from a previous mounting visible at the upper corners of the verso. The work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ralph Jentsch.