George Grosz

Waving the Flag

1947–1948

A gaunt, tattered figure plants a long pole with a dark flag while standing in murky water.
A gaunt, tattered figure plants a long pole with a dark flag while standing in murky water.

George Grosz, Waving the Flag, 1947–1948. Watercolor on paper, sheet (Irregular): 26 1/8 × 19 13/16 in. (66.4 × 50.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase and exchange 54.9. © Estate of George Grosz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto

Not on view

Date
1947–1948

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 26 1/8 × 19 13/16 in. (66.4 × 50.3 cm)

Accession number
54.9

Credit line
Purchase and exchange

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of George Grosz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1830




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