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Lot 351 D

George Grosz - Liebespaar

Auction 1090 - overview Cologne
31.05.2017, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 14.000 € - 16.000 €
Result: 16.120 € (incl. premium)

George Grosz

Liebespaar
1928

Pencil drawing on ivory-coloured smooth drawing paper 46/46.2 x 59.9 cm Framed under glass. Signed 'GROSZ' in black pen lower right and additionally signed in pencil lower left and dated '1928 Berlin' lower right margin. Further notations in artist's own hand recto and verso. Faded stamp "George Grosz Nachlass" therein numbered "51937" and inscribed "L3 Nr. 1713" in India ink verso lower left . - The large sheet with minor creasing, otherwise in fine condition; drawing pin traces in each corner.

Certificate

We would like to thank Ralph Jentsch, Berlin, for information confirming the authenticity.

Provenance

Herbert P. Palmer and Company, Beverly Hills, Ca.; Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Inc., Los Angeles; Private possession, Rhineland