Ach, knallige Welt, du seliges Abnormitätenkabinett

Oh, gaudy World, you blessed Cabinet of Abnormalities, 1916

Series title originalEcce Homo

ArtistGeorge Grosz, Berlin 1893–1959 Berlin

Offset lithograph after watercolour on vellum

State/print versionEdition A

Sheet dimensions35,8 × 26,3 cm

Status

not on display

About the workIn 1923, George Grosz had to appear in court because of his watercolour-based prints of scenes from Berlin life – he was charged with an “attack on public morals”. Although the impressions of the bustling capital blur like the flat tint of watercolour on the paper, Grosz’s style still seems razor-sharp: after applying the fluid paint, he traced the outlines with a sharp pen. Nothing escapes the mocking gaze of the artist, who allows the bizarre figures of the demimonde to appear and disappear in a theatrical manner.

AccessionAcquisition 1947

Provenance[...]; 7.10.1947 angekauft von Wilhelm Buller (Duisburg 19.4.1892- ?), Duisburg

Inventory numberK 1947-6_XIV

Contact

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