George Grosz (1893-1959)
Akt (recto); Frauenakt (verso)
signed 'Grosz' (lower right); with the Nachlass stamp numbered '1-A18-4' (on the reverse)
oil, gouache and watercolor on paper (recto); oil, colored crayon, reed pen and pen and ink on paper (verso)
23¼ x 18 1/8 in. (59.1 x 46 cm.)
Painted circa 1940
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Serge Sabarsky, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992.
Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this painting and will include it in his forthcoming Grosz catalogue raisonné of works on paper.