From Daumier to Olitski: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections

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Property from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation

George Grosz

Herr und Hund (Man and Dog)

Lot Closed

September 23, 06:10 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 9,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation

George Grosz

1893 - 1959

Herr und Hund (Man and Dog)

Signed Grosz and dated Oktober16 (towards lower right); signed Grosz and dated 1916 (lower right)

Pen and ink on paper

18⅛ by 11⅝ in. (46 by 29.5 cm)

Framed: 24¾ by 17½ in. (62.6 by 44.6 cm)

Executed in October 1916.

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

William Louis-Dreyfus, Mount Kisco, New York (acquired in 1993)
The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, Mount Kisco, New York (gifted by the above in 2016)

Robert Cicetti, “The Shock and Awe of George Grosz”, hyperallergic.com, December 12, 2013, illustrated