Sixty Works by Modern Masters - Flipbook - Page 87
George Grosz
"I thought the war would
never end. And perhaps it
never did, either."
George Grosz
German/American, 1893 - 1959
Nightclub V, 1954
Watercolour, gouache, pen, India ink and pencil on paper
14 x 13¼ inches / 36 x 33.7 cm
Signed lower right: grosz
After arriving on US soil, Grosz
largely discarded the summary style
of caricature that had defined his
earlier work, instead turning towards
conventional nudes and landscape
watercolours. The present piece,
however, is a prime late example of
the artist’s satirical subject matter,
reflecting the suspicion with which
he viewed the bourgeois classes.
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Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by
the family of the previous owner
Thence by descent
This painting is accompanied by a certificate
of authentication kindly issued by
Ralph Jentsch and will be included in the
forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's
work which is currently in preparation