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

Death on the Street (Tod auf der Strasse) from the deluxe periodical in portfolio form Die Schaffenden, vol. 4, no. 4

Date:

(1920-1921, published 1923)

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 10 1/2 x 7 3/8" (26.6 x 18.7 cm); sheet: 16 1/16 x 12 3/16" (40.8 x 31 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid (Zanders).

Publisher:

Euphorion Verlag, Berlin

Printer:

unknown

Edition:

125 (including deluxe edition of 25, signed, on "Japan" paper, and regular edition of 100, signed, on Zanders-"Bütten" paper [this ex.]

Credit Line:

Gift of Samuel A. Berger

Copyright:

© 2016 Estate of George Grosz

Reference:

Dückers E69. Jentsch 127. Söhn 72716-3.

MoMA Number:

342.1954

Themes:

City Life, Death, Postwar Politics

Techniques:

Lithography