Saturday, January 18, 2020

Death and decay in Berlin: Gefahrliche Strasse by George Grosz | Christie's

Death and decay in Berlin: Gefahrliche Strasse by George Grosz | Christie's



George Grosz (1893-1959), Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen, 1918. Painted a month after Gefährliche Straße, its whereabouts are now unknown. Photo Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Kunstsammlung. Artwork © Estate of George Grosz, Princeton, N.J. DACS 2020
George Grosz (1893-1959), Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen, 1918. Painted a month after Gefährliche Straße, its whereabouts are now unknown. Photo: Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Kunstsammlung. Artwork: © Estate of George Grosz, Princeton, N.J. / DACS 2020



George Grosz (1893-1959), Gefährliche Straße, painted in July 1918. Oil on canvas. 18⅝ x 25¾ in (47.3 x 65.3 cm). Estimate £4,500,000-6,500,000. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 5 February 2020 at Christie’s in London
George Grosz (1893-1959), Gefährliche Straße, painted in July 1918. Oil on canvas. 18⅝ x 25¾ in (47.3 x 65.3 cm). Estimate: £4,500,000-6,500,000. Offered in the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 5 February 2020 at Christie’s in London


A detail from Gefährliche Straße, painted in July 1918, showing the prostitute, who transforms the faces of passers-by into dogs
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