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Property from a Private Italian Collection

George Grosz

Blondine (The Blonde) - recto Auf der Lauer (To sit on Watch) - verso

Lot Closed

March 26, 02:31 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Italian Collection

George Grosz

1893 - 1959

Blondine (The Blonde)recto

Auf der Lauer (To sit on Watch) - verso


signed Grosz and dated 1920 (lower right), titled, and numbered No. 49 (lower left) - recto

stamped with the Nachlass mark (upper right) and titled (upper left) - verso

pen and ink on paper - recto & verso

52.4 by 41.7cm., 20¾ by 16⅜in.

Framed: 71.7 by 51.7cm., 28¼ by 20¼in.

Executed in 1920. - recto & verso


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ralph Jentsch.

Estate of the artist
Private Collection, Milan
Thence by descent to the present owner
Berlin, Galerie Meta Nierendorf, Ohne Hemmung: Gesicht und Kehrseite der Jahre 1914-1924, Schonungslos Enthüllt von George Grosz - Zeichnungen und Farbige Blätter, 1962-63, no. 18, illustrated in the catalogue
Milan, Galleria de Levante, Disegni e aquarelli di G. Grosz, 1963, no. 32, illustrated in the catalogue