George Grosz

Exhibited by Thomas Gibson Fine Art

Material Watercolour, pen and brush in ink on Japanese paper

Dimensions Watercolour, pen and brush in ink on Japanese paper

Status Vetted

About the Work

Painted in 1925 by George Grosz, this work is in watercolour, pen and brush in India ink on Japanese paper.

Provenance

Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin (on commission) / Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin / Leslie and Johanna Garfield, New York (acquired in 1965 at Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., New York).
Grisebach GmbH, 30/11/2023, Lot 51.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.

Literature

Auction 2391: Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures. New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 8./9. Dezember 1965, cat. no. 131, ill. / Hans Hess: George Grosz. New York, Macmillan, 1974, p. 130, ill. (titled: Happy people, rue Blondel 1925) / Susann Tallman: The Garfields Collect, New York, Leslie J Garfield, 2021, no. 217, ill. p. 14 (titled: The Café).