Lot Essay
This work is one of a series of watercolours executed in 1933 to illustrate the book The voice of the city and other stories by O. Henry.
The Marionettes
Details
George Grosz (1893-1959)
The Marionettes
signed 'Grosz' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
24 7/8 x 17 1/8in. (63 x 43.4cm.)
Executed in 1933
The Marionettes
signed 'Grosz' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
24 7/8 x 17 1/8in. (63 x 43.4cm.)
Executed in 1933
Provenance
Weintraub Gallery, New York
Literature
O. Henry, The voice of the city and other stories, New York, 1935 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Group Show, 1936.