George Grosz (American, born Germany. 1893–1959)

Let Those Swim Who Can - The Heavy May Sink! (Schwimme, wer schwimmen kann, und wer zu plump ist, geh' unter!) from the portfolioThe Robbers (Die Räuber)

Date:

(1921, published 1922)

Medium:

Photolithograph

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 17 3/8 x 15 1/4" (44.2 x 38.7 cm); sheet: 25 3/8 x 19 5/8" (64.4 x 49.8 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid.

Publisher:

Malik-Verlag, Berlin

Printer:

Hermann Birkholz, Berlin

Edition:

100 (Edition A: 5 on "Japan Bütten" paper issued in half-parchment bound portfolio, numbered 6-10 at the colophon; plus 5 h.c. on "Japan Bütten" paper issued in parchment bound portfolio, numbered 1-5 at the colophon; Edition B: 35 on Zanders "Bütten" paper, issued in half-silk bound portfolio, numbered 11-45 at the colophon; Edition C: 55 on Zanders "Bütten" paper, issued in half-linen bound portfolio, numbered 46-100 at the colophon)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Thannhauser

Copyright:

© 2016 Estate of George Grosz

Reference:

Dückers MV 8.

MoMA Number:

269.1950

Themes:

City Life, Postwar Politics

Techniques:

Reproductive processes