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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M12727
People
George Grosz, American (Berlin, Germany 1893 - 1959 Berlin, Germany)
Title
"It shall come to pass in my domain, that potatoes and small beer will be fit for feasting, and woe to him who dare enter my sight with cheeks aflame! Pallor of poverty and slavish fear are my blazon; in that livery I will dress you." Act II, Scene 2
Other Titles
Original Language Title: "In meinem Gebeit soll's soweit kommen, dass Kartofflen und Dünnbier ein Traktament für festtage werden, und wehe dem, der mit vollen, feurigen backen unter die Augen tritt! Blåsse der Armut und slavische furcht sind meine leibfarbe; in diese Livrei will
Series/Book Title: Die Räuber
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/258787

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 70 x 53.4 cm (27 9/16 x 21 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Ferdinand Roten Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, October 15, 1952.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund
Copyright
© Estate of George Grosz / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1952
Object Number
M12727
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1520 Art in Germany Between the Wars (Interwar and Bauhaus), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 04/04/2022

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