Live Auction 10425Impressionist & Modern Art
George Grosz (1893-1959)
Lot 754 Property from an Important Swiss Collection

George Grosz (1893-1959)

Vampire der Menschheit

Closed26 June 2015

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GBP 15,000

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George Grosz (1893-1959)
Vampire der Menschheit
stamped with the signature 'GROSZ' (lower left)
pencil on paper
24 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (63.2 x 50 cm.)
Drawn circa 1919

The artist's estate (with the Nachlass stamp and numbered '5 186 8' on the reverse).
(probably) Galerie Thomas, Munich.
(probably) Acquired from the above circa 2006.

Specialist note

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

According to Ralph Jentsch, this is a preliminary drawing for Vampire der Menschheit, illustrated in George Grosz, Das Gesicht der herrschenden Klasse, Berlin, 1921, p. 12.