Kneeling Semi Nude. 1939.
Watercolor over pen drawing.
Titled and dated by a hand other than that of the artist (Florian Karsch) on the reverse, as well as inscribed "Von George Grosz selbst erworben, Florian Karsch". On L.L.F. Gilbert machine-made laid paper (France) (with watermark). 62.5 x 48 cm (24.6 x 18.8 in), size of sheet. [EH].

• Typical motif in the pornographic oeuvre of George Grosz
• Made during the artist's lengthy stay in the USA (1932-1959).

Accompanied by a photo expertise from Ralph Jentsch, Berlin, dated August 11, 2022. This work will be included into the forthcoming catalogue raisonneé of works on paper.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (1958, acquired from the artist, with the ms. note on the reverse).
Private collection Southern Germany.

EXHIBITION: 636 Werke von 50 Künstlern des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Zweiundsechzig Arbeiten von George Grosz zum hundertsten Geburtstag, Kunstblätter 56, Herbst-Winter 1993-1994, October 1993 - March 1994, cat. no. 17 (with color illu p. 24) (here titled "Kniende von hinten, halb entkleidet").

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