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

Man About Town (plate facing page 31) from The Voice of the City and Other Stories

Author:

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)

Date:

1935 (drawings executed 1933/34)

Medium:

Photolithographic reproduction after watercolor

Dimensions:

page: 10 1/4 x 7 3/8" (26 x 18.7 cm); overall: 10 11/16 x 7 11/16 x 1" (27.2 x 19.6 x 2.6 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove paper.

Publisher:

The Limited Editions Club, New York

Printer of Plates:

The George Grady Press, New York

Edition:

1500 (signed and numbered 1-1500 on the colophon)

Credit Line:

The Louis E. Stern Collection

Copyright:

© 2016 Estate of George Grosz

Reference:

Not in Dückers. Quarto-Millenary 67. Lang 69.

MoMA Number:

855.1964.4

Themes:

City Life, Literary Subjects

Techniques:

Reproductive processes