Lot 243
  • 243

GEORGE GROSZ | Schneeschipper Strassenszene im Winter, Berlin (Snow Shoveler and Street Scene in Winter, Berlin)

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • George Grosz
  • Schneeschipper Strassenszene im Winter, Berlin (Snow Shoveler and Street Scene in Winter, Berlin)
  • Signed Grosz and dated 1926 (lower right); inscribed 4 Schneeschipper (lower left); stamped with the Nachlass mark (on the verso) 
  • Gouache, watercolor and pen and ink on paper
  • 23 1/4 by 18 in.
  • 59 by 45.7 cm
  • Executed in 1926.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Acquired circa 1980s

Literature

Simplicissimus, Berlin, 1929, illustrated n.p.

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper hinged with tape to a window mat along the upper edge and at two places along the lower edge. The colors present nicely and the medium is well-preserved. There are a few spots of foxing, particularly in the upper register. There is some light undulation to the page. There are some light flattened creases along the right and left edges of the sheet. There are at least six small repaired tears along the left and right edges of the sheet. All four corners of the sheet have been reinforced with card. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

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