George Grosz

The End of a Perfect Day
1939

A vintage etching depicting a humorous scene with several caricatured soldiers in various states of leisure and disarray inside a cramped room. One soldier is lying on a makeshift bunk, another is seated and shining his shoes, while a third stands drinking from a bottle. Personal items and military gear are scattered throughout the space. The artist's signature, "George Grosz," is visible in the lower right corner.
A vintage etching depicting a humorous scene with several caricatured soldiers in various states of leisure and disarray inside a cramped room. One soldier is lying on a makeshift bunk, another is seated and shining his shoes, while a third stands drinking from a bottle. Personal items and military gear are scattered throughout the space. The artist's signature, "George Grosz," is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1939

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and drypoint

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

Accession number
2004.773

Edition
Ed. 250

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

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

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

API
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