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Der Zauberer (Herz-Ass)
Details
GEORGE GROSZ (1893-1959)
Der Zauberer (Herz-Ass)
stamped with the signature GROSZ (lower right); with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 3-58-8 (lower left)
brush and pen and India ink on paper
39,5 x 24 cm. (15 ½ x 9 ½ in.)
Executed in 1921
Der Zauberer (Herz-Ass)
stamped with the signature GROSZ (lower right); with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 3-58-8 (lower left)
brush and pen and India ink on paper
39,5 x 24 cm. (15 ½ x 9 ½ in.)
Executed in 1921
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Sotheby & Co., London, 5 December 1968, lot 371.
Mercury Gallery, London; acquired at the above sale.
The Brook Street Gallery, London.
Sotheby & Co., London, 4 April 1974, lot 335.
H. Lubitz; acquired at the above sale.
Christie's, London, 6 December 1977, lot 152.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Sotheby & Co., London, 5 December 1968, lot 371.
Mercury Gallery, London; acquired at the above sale.
The Brook Street Gallery, London.
Sotheby & Co., London, 4 April 1974, lot 335.
H. Lubitz; acquired at the above sale.
Christie's, London, 6 December 1977, lot 152.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
I. Jeżower (ed.), Die Rutschbahn: Das Buch von Abenteurer, Berlin, 1922, p. 7 (ill.).
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Württembergischer Kunstverein, 1900-1945: Künstler in Deutschland - Individualismus und Tradition, September - November 1986, pp. 239 & 347 (ill.; dated 'circa 1921', with incorrect medium and dimensions).
Berlin, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Kassandra - Visionen des Unheils 1914-1945, November 2008 - February 2009, no. V12 / 15, p. 271 (ill.; titled 'Zauberer und Masken', dated 'circa 1921', with incorrect medium and dimensions).
Berlin, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Kassandra - Visionen des Unheils 1914-1945, November 2008 - February 2009, no. V12 / 15, p. 271 (ill.; titled 'Zauberer und Masken', dated 'circa 1921', with incorrect medium and dimensions).
Further details
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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