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

The Hero (Der Held) from The American Scene, no. 1

Date:

(1933, published 1934)

Medium:

Lithograph from a portfolio of six lithographs by various artists

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 12 11/16 x 8 7/8" (32.2 x 22.5 cm); sheet: 15 7/8 x 11 3/8" (40.4 x 28.9 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove (Arches Rives BFK).

Publisher:

Contemporary Print Group, New York

Printer:

George C. Miller, New York

Edition:

approx. 50 (300 originally announced)

Credit Line:

Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Copyright:

© 2016 Estate of George Grosz

Reference:

Dückers E 107.

MoMA Number:

652.1940.4

Techniques:

Lithography