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Artist:
George Grosz, American, b. Berlin, Germany, 1893–1959  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
SHEET: 12 X 9 IN. (30.5 X 22.8 CM.) IMAGE: 10 1/2 X 7 11/16 IN. (26.7 X 19.5 CM.)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1935
Provenance:
The artist
Associated American Artists Galleries, New York, to 1 February 1954
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1954-66
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History:
NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, Ottawa. "Some American Paintings from the Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn," 10-31 January 1957, no. 26. Tour: MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 20-31 March; ART GALLERY OF TORONTO, 12 April-26 May; STRATFORD ARENA, Ontario, 1 July-31 August; WINNIPEG ART GALLERY, Manitoba, 6 October-3 November.
GALERIE CLAUDE BERNARD, Paris. "George Grosz: Dessins et Aquarelles," February 1966.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Golden Door: Artists-Immigrants of America, 1876-1976," 20 May-20 October 1976, no. 118, ill. p. 267.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE, Washington, DC. (organizer). "Aspects of Color: Works on Paper from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1983-1985," unpublished checklist. Tour: MUHLENBERG COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 28 May-3 July 1983; CHRYSLER MUSEUM, Norfolk, Virginia, 17 September-23 October; MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHWEST, Midland, Texas, 12 November-12 February 1984; NEWCOMB COLLEGE, TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, 3 March-8 April; TELFAIR ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, Savannah, Georgia, 28 April-3 June; MONTEREY PENINSULA MUSEUM OF ART, California, 23 June-29 July; LAGUNA BEACH MUSEUM OF ART, California, 18 August-23 September; LOWE ART MUSEUM, Coral Gables, Florida, 13 October-18 November; LAUREN ROGERS LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF ART, Laurel, Mississippi, 8 December 1984-13 January 1985; OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF ART, Oklahoma City, 2 February-9 March; ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM, Louisiana, 29 March-4 May.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, DC. "Castle Show II," 1 October 1986-1 January 1987.
Published References:
PASSOS, JOHN DOS. "Grosz Comes to America," Esquire (September 1936), ill. p. 105.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2255
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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