Live Auction 17659Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Lot 188

George Grosz (1893-1959)

Bienenschwarm

Closed12 November 2019

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USD 13,750

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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Bienenschwarm
signed 'Grosz' (lower left) and titled and numbered 'Bienenschwarm No 8' (extreme lower left)
pen and India ink on paper
18 ¾ x 24 ¾ in. (47.7 x 63 cm.)
Drawn in 1927

Far Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the late owner, circa 1980.

Specialist note

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
According to Ralph Jentsch, "Bienenschwarm (Swam of Bees) is sometimes colloquial use for the event of a bunch of youngsters occupying a place like a swarm of bees. Grosz must have witnessed during his stay in France in 1927, and this led to the execution of this very drawing."