George Grosz Circe (recto); Untitled (verso) 1927
- Medium
- Watercolor and ink on paper (recto); Ink on paper (verso)
- Dimensions
- 25 7/8 x 19 1/8" (65.7 x 48.6 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss and an anonymous donor (by exchange)
- Object number
- 73.1981.a-b
- Copyright
- © 2025 Estate of George Grosz
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- George Grosz has 235 works online.
- There are 18,158 drawings online.
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George Grosz: Watercolors and Drawings
Oct 1–Nov 16, 1969
1 other work identified
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German Drawing: The Expressionists
Aug 30–Nov 10, 1974
1 other work identified
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In the Twenties
Mar 21–Jun 15, 1975
1 other work identified
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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America
Aug 20–Nov 14, 1976
2 other works identified
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Art of the Twenties
Nov 14, 1979–Jan 22, 1980
6 other works identified
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Words and Pictures
Aug 20–Oct 6, 1981
2 other works identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings
May 17–Sep 1, 1984
2 other works identified
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European Drawing Between the Wars
Oct 24, 1987–Mar 1, 1988
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European Drawing Between the Wars
Oct 24, 1987–Mar 1, 1988
1 other work identified
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Drawing in Europe, 1881–1938
Jul 19–Sep 21, 1990
3 other works identified
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Modern Drawing: A Selection from the Collection, 1884–1961
Oct 23, 1993–Feb 15, 1994
1 other work identified
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Modern Drawing: A Selection from the Collection, 1884–1961
Oct 23, 1993–Feb 15, 1994
3 other works identified
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Collecting in Depth: Drawings by Grosz, Schwitters, Ernst, and Klee
May 13–Jul 20, 1999
3 other works identified
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Drawing from the Modern, 1880 - 1945
Nov 20, 2004–Mar 7, 2005
14 other works identified
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Drawing from the Modern, 1880 - 1945
Nov 20, 2004–Mar 7, 2005
5 other works identified
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Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part Two
May 10–Oct 2, 2006
10 other works identified
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Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part Two
May 10–Oct 2, 2006
8 other works identified
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Estate of the artist [1]; sold to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981 [2].
[1] Estate stamp "George Grosz Nachlass" on verso.
[2] On extended loan from the George Grosz Estate to The Museum of Modern Art since 1966.
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