Sale: 502 / Modern Art II, July 18. 2020 in Munich Lot 366

 

366
George Grosz
Three Female Nudes, 1940.
Mixed media. Oil and watercolor
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,800
Sold:
€ 11,250 / $ 12,150

(incl. surcharge)
Three Female Nudes. 1940s.
Mixed media. Oil and watercolor.
Verso with the estate stamp and the hand-written inscription "1 A19 5". On creme laid paper. 65.3 x 48.5 cm (25.7 x 19 in), almost the full sheet. [CH].

• From the artist‘s estate
• Particularly harmonious and graceful nude in the oeuvre of George Grosz
• With a subtle, whimsical and humorous undertone
• Contemporary erotic version of the mythological subject of the The Three Graces
.

Accompanied by a photo expertise issued by Ralph Jentsch on April 16, 2020. The work will be included into his forthcoming catalog raisonné of works on paper. We are grateful for his kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (verso with the estate stamp).
Galerie Hagemeier, Frankfurt am Main.
Private collection Southern Germany (acquired from aforementioned).

LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 723rd auction, Modern Art, November 29, 1995, lot 181 (with black-and-white illu.).




366
George Grosz
Three Female Nudes, 1940.
Mixed media. Oil and watercolor
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,800
Sold:
€ 11,250 / $ 12,150

(incl. surcharge)