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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Die Passagiere der leeren Platze - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Die Passagiere der leeren Platze is an original modern rare book written by Martin Andersen Nexø (Dresden, 1869 – Dresden, 1954) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959...
Paper
1001 Afternoons in New York - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1941
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
1001 Afternoons in New York is an original modern rare book written by Ben Hecht (New York,1894 – New York, 1964) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 18...
Paper, Offset
Das Neue Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse by George Grosz - 1930
By George Grosz
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...
Paper
Tartarin - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921
By George Grosz
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...
Paper, Photogravure
Hedwig Courths-Mahler - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1922
By George Grosz
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...
Paper, Photogravure
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...
Paper, Photogravure
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...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$885
Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Grosz - 1920
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Paper, Photogravure
Drawings - Rare Book Engraved by George Grosz - 1944
By George Grosz
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., ...
Paper, Engraving
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...
Paper, Offset
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...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Brokenbrow - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1926
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
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 ...
Paper
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...
Paper, Photogravure
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...
Paper, Photogravure
100% - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1921
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Paper, Lithograph
The Voice of the City and Other Stories - Illustrations by G. Grosz - 1935
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
The Voice of the City and Other Stories is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1893 – Berlin, 1959) and written by O. Henr...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$12,000
H 15.75 in W 11.75 in D 2 in
Nineteen Famous People, Twenty-Two Friends, and Six Nudes
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Handmade portfolio of 47 Polaroid transfer prints with accompanying text by Mark Beard, handwritten in pencil (Edition of 10 + 5 APs) Signed and numbered in pencil 15.75 x 11.75 x ...
Photogravure
$150
H 26 in W 71 in
Kubrick Ballroom Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Located in New York, NY
Claudia Doring-Baez, "Kubrick Ballroom Scarf", 2021, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qua...
Fabric, Wool
$815
H 20.48 in W 16.54 in D 0.04 in
Femme Nu, Lithograph, Modern, 1952, Framed, Excellent
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Femme Nu Photogravure from 1952. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure sh...
Photogravure
$1,051
H 13.98 in W 10.4 in D 0.04 in
Jeune Fille, Photogravure, Modern, 1937, Excellent
By Henri Matisse
Located in OPOLE, PL
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...
Photogravure
The Season, Oil Painting
By George Peebles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A serene and mysterious atmosphere envelops a snow-covered landscape. Traces of grass dot the foreground, while a shroud of fog softly blurs the distant tree ...
Oil
Stagecoach Road
By James Hartman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cradled panel is laid with vintage sewing tissues as a mordant to adhere the beeswax. I did an underpainting in ink then used a prismatic palette to lead th...
Encaustic
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.25 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Untitled Figurative by Miguel Conde, No. 102/150
By Miguel Conde
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed lithograph by awarded artist Miguel Conde. The artist is known for his mastery of engraving. His drawings and other art forms are sought after and his artwork is part of vario...
Paper
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$10,000
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 1.25 in
Book: Francis Bacon von [with] John Russell (hand signed and inscribed twice)
By Francis Bacon
Located in New York, NY
Highly collectible and coveted item: Francis Bacon von [with] John Russell (Monograph, hand signed and inscribed twice by Francis Bacon), 1972 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (ha...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
French Countryside Part II
By Colette Wirz Nauke
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting captures the beauty of the French countryside. I was inspired by the peaceful and vivid colors found in this quaint French village. I depicted t...
Acrylic
Untitled (Landscape with Figure)
By Joseph Cornell
Located in New York, NY
Color photogravure, 1972. Signed by the artist in pencil and with artist's stamp, lower margin. Numbered 106/125 in pencil, lower left margin. Published by Brooke Alexander, Inc.,...
Photogravure, Color
Poolside, Original Painting
By Gail Ragains
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A figure lounges by the poolside, one knee raised and arms draped casually over it. The person radiates a relaxed, contemplative mood. With loose brushstrings...
Acrylic
Blue Heaven, Oil Painting
By George Peebles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An expansive blue sky meets the ocean in a quiet, seamless horizon, with a single cloud drifting gently above. Below, the shoreline is alive with wispy grasse...
Oil
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H 9.65 in W 6.89 in D 0.4 in
Ein Kleines Ja und Ein Gros - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1955
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Ein kleines ja und ein grosses nein is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1955. Original First German Edition. Published by R...
Paper, Photogravure
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H 8.47 in W 5.12 in D 0.79 in
Happy Man - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1947
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Happy Man is an original modern rare book written by Herman Kestenn in 1947 and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin). Original First Edition. Published by A.A....
Paper, Photogravure
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H 9.06 in W 7.49 in D 0.4 in
Der Grosse Zeitvertreib - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1932
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Der Grosse Zeitvertreib is an original modern rare book written by Peter Pons and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1932. Original First Edition. Publish...
Paper, Photogravure
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H 3.15 in W 2.07 in D 0.12 in
A Post-war Museum - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1931
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
A Post-war Museum is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1941. Original First Edition. Published by Faber & Faber, London. Format: small 8°. The book includes 32 unumbered pages with 28 full page original 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...
Paper
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H 11.03 in W 7.88 in D 0.4 in
Die Gezeichneten - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1930
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Die Gezeichneten 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 ...
Paper, Photogravure
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H 9.73 in W 7.37 in D 0.4 in
Doctor Billig am Ende - Rare Book Illustrated by George Grosz - 1921
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Doctor Billig am Ende is an original modern rare book written by Carl Wilhelm Richard Hülsenbeck (23 April 1892 – 20 April 1974) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1921. Original First Edition. Published by Kurt Wolff, München. Format: in 8°. The book includes 129 pages with Eight 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 in 1915. Gradually, Grosz became associated with the Neue Sachlichkeit (“New Objectivity”) movement, which embraced realism as a tool of satirical social criticism. Carl Wilhelm Richard Hülsenbeck (23 April 1892 – 20 April 1974). He was a German writer, poet, and psychoanalyst born in Frankenau, Hessen-Nassau. Huelsenbeck was the editor of the Dada Almanach, and wrote Dada siegt, En Avant Dada and other Dadaist works. Huelsenbeck's autobiography Memoirs of a Dada Drummer gives detailed accounts of his interactions with many key figures of the movement. Of his music, Hugo...
Paper, Lithograph
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H 8.47 in W 6.5 in D 0.2 in
Port d’Eaux Mortes - Rare Book illustrated by George Grosz - 1926
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Port d’eaux mortes is an original modern rare book written by Pierre Mac Orlan (Péronne, 1882 - Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin, 1970) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berli...
Paper, Lithograph
Georges Grosz - Rare Book by Marcel Ray - 1927
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
George Grosz is an original modern rare book written by Marcel Ray (Geneve, 1897 – Geneve, 1981) in 1927, including illustrations after drawings by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959,...
Paper, Photogravure
Hintergrund - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1928
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Hintergrund is an original modern rare book illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1928. Original First Edition of Grosz’s illustrations. Published by Piscato...
Paper, Photogravure
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H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 0.4 in
Sachsische Miniaturen - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1924
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Saachsische Miniaturen is an original modern rare book written by Hans Reimann (1889–1969) and illustrated by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1924. Original Edition. ...
Paper, Photogravure
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H 10.04 in W 7.68 in D 0.4 in
Der Spiesser-Spiegel - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1925
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Der Spiesser-Spiegel is a modern rare book engraved by George Grosz (Berlin, 1823 - 1959, Berlin) in 1925. Original First Edition. Published by Carl Reissner, Dresden. Format: in 4°. The book includes 14 pages with Sixty full page reproduction 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...
Paper, Photogravure
Sonniges Land - Rare Book by George Grosz - 1920
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...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset