M12727: "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
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M12727
- People
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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
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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
- 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
- Permissions
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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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