George Grosz (1893-1959)
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signed 'Grosz' (lower right)
brush and India ink on buff paper laid down on board
16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 1915
Provenance
Harriman Douglas, Los Angeles; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 14 January 1953, lot 51.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
Les Cahiers d'Aujourd'hui, No. I, Nouvelle Série, November 1920, p. 26.
M. Ray, George Grosz, Paris, 1927, pl. 16 (illustrated).
Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.