Modern & Contemporary Art –
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
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George Grosz
Die Zofe, 1936
Chalk drawing
Starting bid:
€ 6,500 Estimate:
€ 7,000 - 9,000End: 02-15-26 15:54:00 Berlin
02-15-26 09:54:00 New York
02-15-26 06:54:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 19h:31m)
02-15-26 09:54:00 New York
02-15-26 06:54:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 19h:31m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
Lot description
George Grosz
1893 - 1959
Die Zofe. 1936.
Chalk drawing.
Stamped signature in the lower right corner. Verso with faded estate stamp and handwritten registration number “4 241 2.”. On mold-made paper by Michallet France (with watermark). 63 x 48 cm (24.8 x 18.8 in), size of sheet.
Verso with a draft of the same motif.
• Characteristic, erotically provocative nude depiction.
• The artist's works can be found in internationally renowned museums, such as the Tate London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main.
• Part of an important private collection in Berlin for over 40 years.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, Berlin (1984, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich).
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 87th auction, 20.Jahrhundert, Nov. 26, 1984, lot 541.
In good condition. Minimal mount staining, with slight sunning. Partially slightly creased. Very few small puncture holes in the corners of the sheet, caused during the making.
1893 - 1959
Die Zofe. 1936.
Chalk drawing.
Stamped signature in the lower right corner. Verso with faded estate stamp and handwritten registration number “4 241 2.”. On mold-made paper by Michallet France (with watermark). 63 x 48 cm (24.8 x 18.8 in), size of sheet.
Verso with a draft of the same motif.
• Characteristic, erotically provocative nude depiction.
• The artist's works can be found in internationally renowned museums, such as the Tate London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main.
• Part of an important private collection in Berlin for over 40 years.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, Berlin (1984, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich).
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 87th auction, 20.Jahrhundert, Nov. 26, 1984, lot 541.
In good condition. Minimal mount staining, with slight sunning. Partially slightly creased. Very few small puncture holes in the corners of the sheet, caused during the making.
110
George Grosz
Die Zofe, 1936
Chalk drawing
Starting bid:
€ 6,500 Estimate:
€ 7,000 - 9,000End: 02-15-26 15:54:00 Berlin
02-15-26 09:54:00 New York
02-15-26 06:54:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 19h:31m)
02-15-26 09:54:00 New York
02-15-26 06:54:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 19h:31m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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