George Grosz
Dog Eat Dog


1941
reed pen and pen and ink on paper
22 h x 19.25 w in (56 x 49 cm)

Signed to lower right ‘Grosz’. Inscribed to verso '4-51-3' with estate stamp. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper by George Grosz and is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Ralph Jentsch

Provenance: Studio of the artist | Estate of the artist | Private Collection

Literature: "Dog Eat Dog", 1001 Afternoons in New York, Hecht, ppg. 119-122, illustrated pg. 119 "Hund Zerfleischt Hund", 1001 Nachmittage in New York (German edition), Hecht, ppg. 138-142, illustrated pg. 138

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

Work is in good condition and has been hinged along upper edge. Sheet is irregular along upper edge and shows creasing throughout as well as two points of hinge tape remnants. A few small tears to left and right edges, longest measuring approximately a .5-inch. Faint mat burn within margins, however, image presents well. Framed behind glass measuring 32 x 26 inches.