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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

George Grosz, Erotic Drawings

George Grosz (July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his savagely caricatural drawings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He emigrated to the United States in 1933.



Die Passanten, 1928. Pencil drawing.
60 x 46,1 cm (23,6 x 18,1 in), size of sheet.
This work is a preliminary study for the "Spaziergänger", watercolor and feather drawing in brown, around 1930

 
Erotic scene. 1929.
Pencil on paper. 41 x 51 cm




Erotische Szene, Erotic Scene, ca 1929. Pen and India ink drawing and pencil.
40,6 x 52,8 cm (15,9 x 20,7 in)


Er will nicht stehen (He will not stand) ca. 1929.
Pencil drawing.
41,5 x 57 cm (16,3 x 22,4 in),

 Erotische Szene, Erotic scene, 1930. Charcoal drawing.
63,6 x 48,2 cm (25 x 18,9 in), the full sheet

 Erotische Szene, Erotic Scene, ca 1937 Pencil drawing.
48,4 x 63,2 cm (19 x 24,8 in), the full sheet.

The Last Bottle, circa 1937
brush and India ink over charcoal on paper
243/4 x 19 1/8 in. (62.9 x 48.6 cm.)

Erotic Drawing. Circa 1940
Pen and Ink on Paper, 23.5 in. x 18 in. (59.69 cm x 45.72 cm)

Verspielt im Boudoir - Playful in Boudoir
    ca 1927 - 1929, pen on paper
    50.2 x 60 cm/ 19.8 x 23.6 in



Erotic Scene, 1929  Indian ink on brownish paper









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3 comments:

  1. Very crude work. As in his paintings, he shows rough reality.

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  2. Thanks for explanation. You can put some of my images. Just add the link to my site :-)

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  3. Some rare works of Grosz. A great artist. Thanks!

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