George Grosz on Cape Cod

George Grosz fled from Germany to the U.S. in 1933. He lived in Douglaston, Queens, and between 1936 and 1945 he spent his summers on Cape Cod. There he spent many hours painting among the sand dunes. His paintings are remarkable for the variety of moods they capture. Some are pleasant beach landscapes, but a few seem to embody all the darkness and turmoil he left behind in Europe.

Cape Cod, 1936

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Cape Cod, n.d.

Price Realized 

• £8,813
• ($12,602)
• Price includes buyer's premium

Estimate

£4,000 - £6,000
• ($5,720 - $8,580)

Sale Information

Sale 6616 Lot 166
THE DR ANTON C.R. DREESMANN COLLECTION IMP 
9 April 2002 

Christie's London, King Street

George Grosz (1893-1959) Cape Cod signed 'Grosz' (lower right) watercolour on paper 

13¾ x 17 5/8 in. (34.9 x 44.7 cm.) 

Special Notice

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Provenance

Wolfram L. Ertinger, New York (the artist's lawyer).Mrs Yolanda Ertinger, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 6 April 1978, lot 421 (to Dreesmann).

Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. C-75).

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Truro, Cape Cod Landscape, 1939

Sale 2149 Lot 57 Swann Galleries

GEORGE GROSZ

Truro, Cape Cod Landscape.

Watercolor on cream wove paper, 1939. 250x315 mm; 10x12 1/2 inches. Signed, dated "39" and inscribed "Truro" in red ink, lower left recto. Ex-collection the Addison Gallery, Andover.

Grosz (1893-1959) moved from Berlin to New York in 1933, escaping the Nazi uprising in Germany. He became a US citizen in 1938. Grosz traveled to Cape Cod during the summers from 1936 to 1945 where he made numerous watercolor landscape studies. In his autobiography, he recalled that making the watercolors he, "would roam for hours through the dunes at Cape Cod and try humbly--omitting nothing and adding nothing--to record my feelings with what modest gifts I possessed."

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Sold for $3,600

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Cape Cod Landscape with Pine Trees, 1939

Sale 2149 Lot 58 Swann Galleries

GEORGE GROSZ

Cape Cod Landscape with Pine Trees.

Watercolor on cream wove paper, 1939. 250x315 mm; 10x12 1/2 inches. Signed, dated "39" and inscribed "Cape Cod" in red ink, lower left recto. Ex-collection the Addison Gallery, Andover, with the label on the frame back. 

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Sold for $3,400

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Cape Cod, 1939

Price Realized

• £2,350
• ($3,744)
• Price includes buyer's premium

Estimate

£2,500 - £3,000
• ($3,983 - $4,779)

Sale Information

Sale 9686 Lot 87

IMPRESSIONIST, MODERN AND POST-WAR ART 11 September 2003 

Christie's London, South Kensington

George Grosz (1893-1959) Cape Cod signed, inscribed and dated 'Grosz 39 Cape Cod' (lower left) watercolour and gouache on paper 

5¾ x 8¼in. (14.7 x 20.8cm.) 

Special Notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

Saleroom Notice

This lot will be included in the George Grosz catalogue raisonné of works on paper being prepared by Mr Ralph Jentsch.

Exhibited

New York, Ritz-Tower Hotel, Art for China, 12-26 Mar 1941 where purchased by Mrs A.M. Loew 

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Nude on beach (the artist's wife), c. 1942-1946

Price Realized 

• $12,925
• Price includes buyer's premium

Estimate

$15,000 - $20,000

Sale Information

Sale 8447  Lot 47
IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART 
8 November 2000
New York, Christie's East

George Grosz (1893-1959)
Nude on beach (the artist's wife)
stamped 'GROSZ' (lower right)
oil on paper laid down on masonite
19¾ x 14¼ in. (50 x 36 cm.)
Painted in Cape Cod circa 1942-1946 

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Landscape Cape Cod, oil on canvas

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Storm Clouds, Cape Cod, 1949 lithograph

Sale 2012 Lot 286  - Sep 14 2004 10:30 Swann Galleries

GEORGE GROSZ

Storm Clouds, Cape Cod.

Lithograph, 1949. 226x332 mm; 87/8x131/8 inches, full margins. Edition of 252. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by the Print Club of Cleveland, with the ink stamp verso. A very good, clean impression. Dückers E 110.

Estimate: $500 - $750

Sold for $575

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Dunes and Grass, 1949 drypoint

Sale 2184 Lot 318 Swann Galleries

GEORGE GROSZ

Dunes and Grass.

Drypoint, 1949. 252x325 mm; 9 7/8x12<5/8> inches, full margins. Edition of 200. Signed in pencil, lower right. Published by The Art Students League, New York. A very good, dark impression. Dückers E 109.
Estimate $400-600

Sold for $475

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