Interieur, Berlin-Südende

Details

George Grosz (1893-1959)
Interieur, Berlin-Südende
signed and dated 'Grosz.12.'(lower left)
pen and blue ink and wash on paper
8 1/4 x 9 in. (21 x 23 cm.)
Executed in 1912

Provenance

The artist's estate (with Nachlass stamp and numbered '3 28 1' on the reverse).
Delphic Arts, New York.
Galerie Thomas, Munich.
Acquired from the above circa 2006.

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Lot Essay

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

According to Ralph Jentsch, George Grosz shared a studio in Berlin-Südende with his colleague Herbert Fiedler when he first moved to Berlin. In this drawing, Grosz depicted his friend sitting on the sofa with a model standing before him.

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