George Grosz (German/American, 1893-1959) Ca...

Description

George Grosz (German/American, 1893-1959)
Cape Cod, circa 1943
Watercolor, charcoal, and pencil on paper
15-3/4 x 20-1/4 inches (40 x 51.3 cm) (sheet)
Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: To Barbara & Jim / with Love and all my / good wishes / George Grosz / Douglaston March 44

PROVENANCE:
Studio of the artist, Douglaston, New York, circa 1943;
Collection of Bernard and Rebecca Reis, New York;
Collection of Barbara Poe Levee, Los Angeles, California, by descent;
Private collection, Denver, Colorado, by descent.

We wish to thank Ralph Jentsch for his gracious assistance in cataloguing this work, which will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper by George Grosz. A photo-certificate accompanies this lot.


Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000.

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