George Grosz

Verhaftung des Petrus (The Arrest of St. Peter)

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May 14, 04:55 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a West Coast Collector

George Grosz

1893 - 1959

Verhaftung des Petrus (The Arrest of St. Peter)

Titled and numbered No. 15 (lower left)

Pencil on paper

18 by 23 ¼ in. (45.7 by 59 cm)

Framed: 36 by 40 3/4 in. (91.4 by 103.5 cm)

Executed circa 1930.

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

Please note that the title and provenance have been updated.

Private Collection, Europe

Galerie St. Etienne, New York

Francis L. Pagani, Jr., Shelton, Connecticut (acquired from the above on April 3, 1998 and sold by the estate: Doyle, New York, November 13, 2012, lot 38)

Acquired at the above sale

Eulenspeigel, no. 8, Berlin, 1928, illustrated n.p. (titled Zehn Jahre, Schutz-Polizie)