George Grosz, Ein Verbrechen (A Crime)

c. 1913-14
Unique sepia reed pen, pen and ink drawing, on Erclass typewriter laid paper.
9 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (23.2 x 22.2 cm)
Signed in pencil and titled in pen, with the George Grosz Estate stamp (faded) and annotated '2 112 6' in black ink on the reverse, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dr. Ralph Jentsch (director of the estate).

Provenance

The artist, Berlin, c. 1913-14
George Grosz Estate, 1959
Private Collection

Exhibited

Peter Deitsch Fine Arts Inc., New York, George Grosz, 1893-1959: A Selection of Fifty Early Drawings from 1910 to 1920, February 5 - March 2, 1968

Literature

Peter Deitsch Fine Arts Inc., George Grosz, 1893-1959: A Selection of Fifty Early Drawings from 1910 to 1920, 1968, no. 18 (illustrated)