George Grosz (1893-1959)
Strassenbahnwagen, Berlin
dated '5.5.12.' (lower right)
black crayon on paper
4 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (12 x 19.8 cm.)
Executed on 5 May 1912
Provenance
The artist's estate (with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'UC.385.9' on the reverse). Piccadilly Gallery, London. S. Nolan, London. Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 March 2007, lot 192. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Lot Essay
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work and will include it in the forthcoming catalogue raissoné of works on paper by Georges Grosz.