George Grosz

The End of a Perfect Day

1939

Several soldiers in a barracks put on and polish boots while others relax on bunks.
Several soldiers in a barracks put on and polish boots while others relax on bunks.

George Grosz, The End of a Perfect Day, 1939. Etching and drypoint, sheet (Irregular): 12 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (31.5 × 39.3 cm) Plate: 10 × 13 1/16 in. (25.4 × 33.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families 2004.773. © Estate of George Grosz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto

Not on view

Date
1939

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (31.5 × 39.3 cm) Plate: 10 × 13 1/16 in. (25.4 × 33.1 cm)

Accession number
2004.773

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by Anderson-Lamb; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

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

API
artworks/20274



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