Bidspirit auction | George Grosz: Japaner (Figurine)

George Grosz: Japaner (Figurine) - GROSZ, GEORGE Berlin 1891 - 1959 Title: Japaner (Figurine). Date: Around 1923. Technique: Pencil, India ink and watercolour on strong vellum. Measurement: 50 x 39.5cm. Notation: Estate stamp verso lower left with the inscribed no.: UC 381 6. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. We have received confirmation of this work from Mr. Ralph Jentsch, Berlin, dated 8 March 2025. The work will be included in the catalogue raisonné of works on paper currently in preparation. Provenance: - Atelier des Künstlers, Berlin - Estate of George Grosz, 1959 - Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt a.M. - Bayer AG, Leverkusen (acquired from the previous owner in 1979) Exhibitions: - Galerie Rolf Ohse, Bremen 1978 - Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt a.M. 1978 Literature: - Exhib. cat. George Grosz. 1893-1959. Einhundert Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus den Jahren 1912-1942, Bremen 1978, p. 59, fig. - Exhib. cat. George Grosz. 1893-1959. Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik, Frankfurt a.M. 1978, cat. rais. no. 46 - Powerful drawing by one of the most important modern artists - Characteristic combination of precise lines, nuanced coloring and satirical exaggeration - Created at the height of his artistic career Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 52,94 Euro plus 10,06 Euro VAT EU: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT Worldwide: 138,66 Euro plus 26,34 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance This lot will be sold under standard taxation (Condition of Sale §V5.1) Explanations to the Catalogue George Grosz Germany New Objectivity Classic Photographs Modern Art 1920s Framed Figure / Figures Works on paper Mixed media