GROSZ, George

German/American (1893 – 1959)

The Green Door, 1934

Pencil drawing on paper. This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper by George Grosz by Ralph Jentsch.

Preparatory pencil drawing for watercolor illustrating “The Voice of the City and Other Stories” by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (plate facing page 160),  The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1935. Signed lower left and numbered 15 lower right in pencil. The estate stamp and number “6-72-10” on the verso.

23 ¼ x 18 1/8 inches  |   59.1 x 46 cm

Provenance:
Studio of the artist, Bayside, Long Island, 1934
George Grosz Estate, 1959
Private Collection, California

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