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Lot 299 D

George Grosz - Hintergrundbild zu Soldat Schweijk - 2 Soldaten

Auction 1121 - overview Cologne
30.11.2018, 17:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 15.000 € - 18.000 €

George Grosz

Hintergrundbild zu Soldat Schweijk - 2 Soldaten
1927

Pen and ink drawing over pencil on chamois-coloured light card 39.5 x 50.2 cm Blue signature stamp lower right, titled 'Entstehen lasse wie Krebs auf und ablenden [sic] 3 Phase' in pencil left. - Stamped "George Grosz Nachlass" verso, therein numbered "UC 381 25". - Minor brown-stain and drawing pin holes in corners.

According to Ralph Jentsch, the reed pen drawing Phase 3 was created as part of the stage design for the play "Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk" by Jaroslav Hašek, performed at the Berliner Theater at Nollendorfplatz in January 1928.

Certificate

With a photo certificate from Ralph Jentsch, Rome/Berlin, dated 10 July 2018. The drawing is to be included in the catalogue raisonné of the works on paper by George Grosz.

Provenance

Artist's studio, Berlin (1927); artist's estate (1959); Private collection, Italy; Private collection, France