George Grosz
- Introduction
- George Grosz (German: [ɡʁoːs]; born Georg Ehrenfried Groß; July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the Weimar Republic. He immigrated to the United States in 1933, and became a naturalized citizen in 1938. Abandoning the style and subject matter of his earlier work, he exhibited regularly and taught for many years at the Art Students League of New York. In 1959 he returned to Berlin, where he died shortly afterwards.
- Wikidata
- Q107194
- Introduction
- He is particularly valued for caustic caricatures created with a jagged pen and ink line. His anti-war stance brought him into contact with Berlin Dadaists. He emigrated to the United States as the Nazis came to power. Comment on works: modern; illustrator
- Nationalities
- German, American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Illustrator, Still Life Artist, Painter
- Names
- George Grosz, Georg Grosz, Georg Ehrenfried Gross, Georg Gross, Georg Grosh, Grosz, g. grosz
- Ulan
- 500014558
Exhibitions
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Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented
Through Apr 10
MoMA
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Dadaglobe Reconstructed
Jun 12–Sep 18, 2016
MoMA
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Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013
Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013
MoMA
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Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration
Mar 14–Jul 9, 2012
MoMA
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Gifted: Collectors and Drawings at MoMA, 1929–1983
Oct 19, 2011–Feb 12, 2012
MoMA
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George Grosz has
100 exhibitionsonline.
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George Grosz Two Men Watching a Couple (Zwei Männer in Betrachtung eines Paares) 1911
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George Grosz The End of the Road (Out of Fear of Starvation) [Das Ende des Weges (Aus Nahrungssorgen)] 1913
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George Grosz Den of Iniquity (Lasterhöhle) 1914
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George Grosz Spider (Die Spinne) 1914
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George Grosz Lady with a Veil (Schleierdame) 1915
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George Grosz Attack (Attentat) 1915
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George Grosz Air Attack (Fliegerbombe) 1915
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George Grosz Two Men (Zwei Männer) 1915–16, dated 1916
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George Grosz Metropolis (Grossstadt) 1917
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George Grosz The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1916–17
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George Grosz Memory of New York (Erinnerung an New York) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz Texas Picture for My Friend Chingachgook (Texasbild für meinen Freund Chingachgook) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz At the Canal (Am Canal) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz Street in the City (Strasse in der Stadt) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz People in the Street (Menschen in der Strasse) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz Suburb (Vorstadt) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz Outskirts (Peripherie) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz Joint (Kaschemme) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1916, published 1916–17
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George Grosz Moonlit Night (Mondnacht) from The First George Grosz Portfolio (Erste George Grosz-Mappe) 1915–16, published 1916–17
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George Grosz The Christmas Brothers 1917
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George Grosz Explosion 1917
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George Grosz Fit for Active Service (Kriegsverwendungsfähig) 1918
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Various Artists, Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, René Beeh, Heinrich Campendonk, Karl Caspar, Lovis Corinth, Lyonel Feininger, Conrad Felixmüller, August Gaul, Rudolf Grossmann, George Grosz, Erich Heckel, Paul Klee, Käthe Kollwitz, Alfred Kubin, Max Liebermann, Ludwig Meidner, Otto Mueller, Max Pechstein, Adolf Ferdinand Schinnerer, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Richard Seewald, Max Unold Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time) 1920
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George Grosz He Made Fun of Hindenburg (Er hat Hindenburg verspottet) (plate 11) from the illustrated book Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time) 1920
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George Grosz Republican Automatons (Republikanische Automaten) 1920
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George Grosz God with Us (Gott mit uns) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz Dispute by Moonlight (Disput bei Mondschein) (recto); Two Men (verso) c. 1920
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George Grosz God with Us (Gott mit uns) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz The Germans to the Front (Für deutsches Recht und deutsche Sitte) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz Ich dien (Feierabend) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz German Doctors Fighting the Blockade (Die Gesundbeter) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1918, published 1920
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George Grosz The World Made Safe for Democracy (Die vollendete Demokratie) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz Blood Is the Best Sauce (Die Kommunisten fallen - und die Devisen steigen) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz Made in Germany (Den macht uns keiner nach) from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz Cover from the portfolio God with Us (Gott mit uns) 1919, published 1920
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George Grosz Table of contents from the portfolio Got mit uns (God with Us) 1920
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George Grosz "The Convict" Monteur John Heartfield After Franz Jung's Attempt to Get Him Up on His Feet ("Der Sträfling" Monteur John Heartfield nach Franz Jungs Versuch ihn auf die Beine zu stellen) 1920
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George Grosz In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Title page from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Ants from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Outside the Factories from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz War Invalid and Workers from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Matchseller and Patrol from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Pay Day from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Dusk from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Dawn from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz Inflation from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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George Grosz People in the Street from In the Shadows (Im Schatten) c. 1920, published 1921
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