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German, 1893-1959

George Grosz was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity group during the Weimar Republic. Grosz studied drawing at the Dresden Academy (1909–11) and at the School of Arts and Crafts in Berlin (1912–14). He was in the army from 1914–15, and again for a short time in 1917, but spent the rest of the war in Berlin, where he made violently anti-war drawings, in which his main focus was attacking the social corruption of Germany (capitalists, prostitutes, the Prussian military caste, the middle class). His artworks had great impact in the Berlin Dada movement, 1917–20, and collaborated with John Heartfield and Raoul Hausmann in the invention of photomontage. 

Many of Grosz’s drawings were published in albums (Gott mit uns, Ecce Homo, Der Spiesser-Spiegel, etc.), and he was subject to prosecutions for insulting the army and blasphemy. He visited the United States in 1932 to teach at the Art Students League, New York, and settled there in 1933. In the latter part of his career, he tried to establish himself as a pure painter of landscapes and still life, but also painted many compositions of an apocalyptic and deeply pessimistic kind. His role in the Berlin Dada movement affected political outlooks and artistic developments not only in Germany, but also in Russia, the Balkan nations, and parts of France. 

Grosz's penetrating, darkly humorous style of drawing and his use of satire as a weapon left a deep impression on the work of his contemporaries and the artists of the next generation. Some of his works from the early 1940s, particularly during World War II, do present an allegorical and dramatic representation of Grosz's moral perspective regarding war. Additionally, some of his last pieces from 1958 were photomontages, and hearken back to his earlier Dadaist aesthetic and message, passing judgment upon consumerism and suggesting that his absorption with American culture had ended in disappointment. In 1959, Grosz sold his house and moved back to Berlin. He died shortly after his return, after a fall down the stairs.

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Ade Witboi - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1955
Ade Witboi - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1955

Ade Witboi - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1955

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Ade Witboi is an original modern rare book with illustrations by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin), published in 1955. Original First Edition. Published by Arani, Berlin Grunewald. Format: in 4°. The book includes XXII pages with 47 fullpage black and white drawings and 4 colored pages. Mint conditions. George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). By the war’s end in 1918, Grosz had developed an unmistakable graphic style that combined a highly expressive use of line with ferocious social caricature. Out of his wartime experiences and his observations of chaotic postwar Germany grew a series of drawings savagely attacking militarism, war profiteering, the gulf between rich and poor, social decadence, and Nazism. In drawing collections such as The Face of the Ruling Class (1921) and Ecce Homo (1922), Grosz depicts fat Junkers, greedy capitalists, smug bourgeoisie, drinkers, and lechers—as well as hollow-faced factory labourers, the poor, and the unemployed. At this time Grosz belonged to the Berlin Dada art movement, having befriended the German Dadaist brothers Wieland Herzfelde and John Heartfield...

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Abrechnung Folgt! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923
Abrechnung Folgt! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923

Abrechnung Folgt! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Abrechnung Folgt! is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1923. Original First Edition. Published by Malik Verlag, Berlin. Format: In 4°. The book includes 61 pages with 57 full page reproductions of drawings. Good conditions. George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). By the war’s end in 1918, Grosz had developed an unmistakable graphic style that combined a highly expressive use of line with ferocious social caricature. Out of his wartime experiences and his observations of chaotic postwar Germany grew a series of drawings savagely attacking militarism, war profiteering, the gulf between rich and poor, social decadence, and Nazism. In drawing collections such as The Face of the Ruling Class (1921) and Ecce Homo (1922), Grosz depicts fat Junkers, greedy capitalists, smug bourgeoisie, drinkers, and lechers—as well as hollow-faced factory labourers, the poor, and the unemployed. At this time Grosz belonged to the Berlin Dada art movement, having befriended the German Dadaist brothers Wieland Herzfelde and John Heartfield...

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Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Grosz - 1920
Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Grosz - 1920

Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Grosz - 1920

By George Grosz

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Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse is an original modern rare book written by Wieland Herzfelde (Weggis 1896 – 1988) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in...

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Steh auf prolet! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922
Steh auf prolet! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922

Steh auf prolet! - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Steh auf prolet! is an original modern rare book engraved by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) and written by Oskar Kanehl (Berlin, 1888 - Berlin, 1929) in 1922. Original F...

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Gesänge Gegen Bar - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1931
Gesänge Gegen Bar - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1931

Gesänge Gegen Bar - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1931

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Gesänge Gegen Bar is an original modern rare book written by Günther Schwenn (Berlin, 1903 - Geneva, 1991) and engraved by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1931. Publis...

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Tartarin - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921
Tartarin - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921

Tartarin - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921

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Located in Roma, IT

Tartarin (Original title "Die Abenteuer des herrn Tartarin aus Tarascon") is an original modern rare book written by Alphonse Daudet (Nimes, 1840 – 1897) and illustrated by George Gr...

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Drawings  - Rare Book Engraved by George Grosz - 1944
Drawings  - Rare Book Engraved by George Grosz - 1944

Drawings - Rare Book Engraved by George Grosz - 1944

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Located in Roma, IT

Drawings is an original modern rare book with illustrations by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin), published in 1944. Original First Edition. Published by Bittner and Co., ...

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Ecce Homo - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923
Ecce Homo - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923

Ecce Homo - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1923

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Ecce Homo is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1923. Original First Edition. Published by Malik Verlag, Berlin. Format: Lar...

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Hedwig Courths-Mahler - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922
Hedwig Courths-Mahler - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922

Hedwig Courths-Mahler - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922

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Located in Roma, IT

Hedwig Courths-Mahler is an original modern rare book written by Hans Reimann (1889–1969) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1922. Original First Editi...

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Das Neue Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse by George Grosz - 1930
Das Neue Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse by George Grosz - 1930

Das Neue Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse by George Grosz - 1930

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Located in Roma, IT

Das Neue Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1930. Original First Edition. Published by Malik, Berlin. Format: in 4°. The book includes 126 pages with 60 full page reproductions of drawings. Mint conditions. George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). By the war’s end in 1918, Grosz had developed an unmistakable graphic style that combined a highly expressive use of line with ferocious social caricature. Out of his wartime experiences and his observations of chaotic postwar Germany grew a series of drawings savagely attacking militarism, war profiteering, the gulf between rich and poor, social decadence, and Nazism. In drawing collections such as The Face of the Ruling Class (1921) and Ecce Homo (1922), Grosz depicts fat Junkers, greedy capitalists, smug bourgeoisie, drinkers, and lechers—as well as hollow-faced factory labourers, the poor, and the unemployed. At this time Grosz belonged to the Berlin Dada art movement, having befriended the German Dadaist brothers Wieland Herzfelde and John Heartfield...

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Über alles die Liebe - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1930
Über alles die Liebe - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1930

Über alles die Liebe - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1930

By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Über alles die Liebe is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1930. Original First Edition. Published by Bruno Cassirer, Berlin. Format: in 4°. The book includes 119 pages with Sixty full page reproductions of drawings. Mint conditions. George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). By the war’s end in 1918, Grosz had developed an unmistakable graphic style that combined a highly expressive use of line with ferocious social caricature. Out of his wartime experiences and his observations of chaotic postwar Germany grew a series of drawings savagely attacking militarism, war profiteering, the gulf between rich and poor, social decadence, and Nazism. In drawing collections such as The Face of the Ruling Class (1921) and Ecce Homo (1922), Grosz depicts fat Junkers, greedy capitalists, smug bourgeoisie, drinkers, and lechers—as well as hollow-faced factory labourers, the poor, and the unemployed. At this time Grosz belonged to the Berlin Dada art movement, having befriended the German Dadaist brothers Wieland Herzfelde and John Heartfield...

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Brokenbrow - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1926
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Brokenbrow - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1926

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Brokenbrow is an original modern rare book written by Ernst Toller (Szamocin, 1893 – New York, 1939) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1926. Original ...

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100% - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1921
100% - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1921

100% - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1921

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100% is an original Modern rare book written by Upton Beall Sinclair (Baltimora, 1878 – Bound Brook, 1968) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1921. O...

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By George Grosz

Located in Roma, IT

Sonniges Land is an original modern rare book written by Bruno Schönlank (Thuringia, 1859 - Leipzig, 1901) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1920. Ori...

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1920s Expressionist George Grosz More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

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Questions About George Grosz More Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Yes, George Grosz was an Expressionist. Born in Berlin, the artist was a major figure in the city’s Dada movement and was pivotal in the development of photomontage. He also became known for his caricatures in the wake of World War I, particularly those that were anti-war and addressed social corruption. He began working in an Expressionist style around this same time, a style he continued to engage with until his death in 1959. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of George Grosz art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.