George Grosz

Herr und Hund (Man and Dog)

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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

Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Grosz. George Grosz. Dessins et Aquarelles, 1966, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue