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
- Medium
- Watercolor, ink, pencil, and cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper
- Dimensions
- 16 1/2 x 12" (41.9 x 30.5 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of A. Conger Goodyear
- Object number
- 176.1952
- Copyright
- © 2025 Estate of George Grosz
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- George Grosz has 235 works online.
- There are 18,154 drawings online.
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Dr. Hermann Post, Berlin, then New York. Purchased from Grosz in Berlin in 1920 - at least until 1934 in New York
A. Conger Goodyear, New York. [Purchased from Hermann Post,] by 1936 – 1952
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of A. Conger Goodyear, October 1952
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