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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Lot 222 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION

George Grosz (1893-1959)

Der Pauker (recto); Stehender weiblicher akt (verso)

Closed7 February 2013

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GBP 8,750

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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Der Pauker (recto); Stehender weiblicher akt (verso)
with the inscription and date '1922/23 Linke Figur: Umschlagzeichnung. "Das Paukerbuch" von Reiman' (upper left)
reed pen and ink on paper
20 7/8 x 16¼ in. (53 x 41.2 cm.)
Executed in 1922-1923

The artist's estate.
Serge Sabarsky, New York.
Acquired by the family of the present owner and thence by descent.

Specialist note

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.


Hans Reimann (1889-1969) was a German satirist, novelist and playwright who in his book, the cover for which Grosz drew this work, depicted his humorous and honest experience of his adventures as a child attending school in Leipzig. In the final illustration for the cover, only the figure of the teacher was reproduced.