George Grosz
1893 - 1959
Die Zofe. 1936.
Chalk drawing.
Stamped signature in the lower right corner. Verso with faded estate stamp and handwritten registration number “4 241 2.”. On mold-made paper by Michallet France (with watermark). 63 x 48 cm (24.8 x 18.8 in), size of sheet.
Verso with a draft of the same motif.
• Characteristic, erotically provocative nude depiction.
• The artist's works can be found in internationally renowned museums, such as the Tate London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main.
• Part of an important private collection in Berlin for over 40 years.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, Berlin (1984, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich).

LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 87th auction, 20.Jahrhundert, Nov. 26, 1984, lot 541.

In good condition. Minimal mount staining, with slight sunning. Partially slightly creased. Very few small puncture holes in the corners of the sheet, caused during the making.
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