ID 717834
Los 494 | GEORGE GROSZ (1893-1959)
Schätzwert
£ 30 000 – 50 000
Selbstporträt (recto); Tragödie (verso)
signed 'GROSZ' (lower right; recto), dated and inscribed 'Selbstporträt 1917' (lower left; recto); signed 'GROSZ' (lower right; verso)
reed pen and pen and India ink on paper (recto and verso)
20 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (51.5 x 36.5 cm.)
Executed in 1917
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this was a ceaseless passion. The collection was to be enjoyed, on the walls of the family home, and also by the general public – no museum loan request was declined and as the reputation of the rarities in this private collection grew, more museum loan requests would follow. There was a constant stream of shippers arriving at the door collecting loans for museums across Germany and the United States. The collection’s journey has continued for another thirty years in the hands of the collector’s family after his passing. Some of the masterpieces in the collection found their way to prestigious museum collections and others are now being sold, so that they can continue on the next phase of their journey.
Provenance
Private collection, North Germany, by 1975.
Literature
U.M. Schneede, George Grosz, Leben und Werk, Stuttgart, 1975, no. 80, p. 71 (illustrated p. 54).
U.M. Schneede, George Grosz. Der Künstler in seiner Gesellschaft, Cologne, 1975, no. 31, p. 209 (illustrated p. 63).
Post lot text
Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Künstler: | George Grosz (1893 - 1959) |
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| Material: | Acrylglas, Kunststoff |
| Kunst Stil: | Expressionismus |
| Genre: | Porträt |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Deutschland, Europa |
| Künstler: | George Grosz (1893 - 1959) |
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| Material: | Acrylglas, Kunststoff |
| Kunst Stil: | Expressionismus |
| Genre: | Porträt |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Deutschland, Europa |
| Adresse der Versteigerung |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Vereinigtes Königreich | |
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