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George Grosz (1893-1959)  

Aliases: Georg Ehrenfried Groß; Georg Grosz; Georg E. Grosz; Georges Grosz
Professions: Painter; Caricaturist; Water color painter; Illustrator

Biography

(b Berlin, 26 July 1893; d W. Berlin, 6 July 1959). German painter, draughtsman and illustrator. He is particularly valued for his caustic caricatures, in which he used the reed pen with notable success. Although his paintings are not quite as significant as his graphic art, a number of them are, nonetheless, major works. He grew up in the provincial town of Stolp, Pomerania (now Slupsk, Poland), where he attended the Oberrealschule, until he was ... (view more)

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Literature: Books and Other References on Grosz

'The Berlin of George Grosz: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints, 1912-1930'
'George Grosz and the Communist Party'
by Barbara McCloskey
'George Grosz: An Autobiography'
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Biografía GROSZ, George - Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain
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