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George Grosz was a German artist best known for his character drawings and his paintings of Berlin in the 1920s. His work was often very critical of the politics of the day and German society. In the 1930s, Grosz immigrated to the United States and gave up the style he had previously been known for and began teaching. Shop a selection of George Grosz pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Shark - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Shark is an original offset and lithograph, realized by George Grosz.
The artwork is the plate n. 66 from the porfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-Ve...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Homeland Figures - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Homeland figures from Ecce Homo is an original offset and lithograph, realized by George Grosz in 1922.
The artwork is the plate n. 47 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published betwee...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Aroused, Erotic Painting by George Grosz 1940
By George Grosz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz, German (1893 - 1959)
Title: Aroused
Year: 1940
Medium: Oil on Paper, signed l.r.
Paper Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Frame Size: 36 x 30 inches
Prove...
Category
1940s Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Absolute Monarchist - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
The absolute Monarchist is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz.
The artwork is the plate n.35 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, editio...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Paper, Offset
Interrogation - Original Lithograph and Offset by George Grosz - 1925
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Interrogation is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz.
The artwork is from the book "Kobes" by Heinrich Man, that Grosz illustrated with 10 drawings reproduce...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Serenade by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Serenade from Ecce Homo is an original offset and lithograph, realized after a pen drawing by George Grosz.
The artwork is the plate n. 70 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-Verlag Berli, that includes offset lithograph prints.
Numbered on plate on lower margin.
Good conditions except for a yellowing of paper due to the time and some minor defects along the margin.
Ecce homo is a selected compendium of 100 artworks (16 watercolors and 84 drawings) that Grosz realized from 1915 to 1922. The book is a real satire of post-war German life, with prostitutes, politicians, mutilated veterans,capitalists, and drunks in different states of despair, lust, and rage. The German government banned his artworks and Grosz was put on trial for public offense.
George Grosz (1893 -1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin...
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
