George Grosz
Study: God’s visible blessing is with me
Details
Inscribed and dated on the reverse by an unknown hand. Literature: Grosz, George, Die Gezeichneten, Berlin 1921, illus. 42; Grosz, George. Love Above All And Other Drawings, Toronto/London 1971, with ill.77; Grosz, George, Ein kleines Ja und ein großes Nein. Sein Leben von ihm erzählt, Hamburg 1974, p. 36; Hess, Hans, George Grosz, New Haven/London 1974, p. 113, with black and white ill. 103; Whitford, Frank (ed.), The Berlin of George Grosz. Drawings, Watercolours and Prints, 1912–1930, London 1997, p. 194, with black and white ill.Exhibitions: Drawings and watercolors by George Grosz (1893–1959), Serge Sabarsky Gallery, New York 1980, cat. no.21;George Grosz: Gli anni di Berlino, Palazzo Reale, Milan et. al. 1985–1995, cat. no.107 and 55; Zeichnungen und Aquarelle des deutschen Expressionismus, Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen et. al., 1990/91; Shepherd W & K Galleries, New York 2023. Provenance: estate of George Grosz, Princeton, with stamp (not in Lugt) and hand-written number “3-19-8”; Martin Grosz, Princeton; collection of/estate of Serge Sabarsky, New York, acquired from the aforementioned in 1979; collection of/Foundation Vally Sabarsky, New York.
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Preparation for the lithograph “God’s visible blessing is with me” from the portfolio “The robbers”.
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