George Grosz

The Hero

c. 1933

Not on view

Date
c. 1933

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 13/16 × 11 7/16 in. (40.2 × 29.1 cm) Image: 12 5/8 × 8 3/4 in. (32.1 × 22.2 cm)

Accession number
33.83.4

Edition
32/300

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller; published by Contemporary Print Group

Credit line
Purchase

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

API
artworks/4309

Part of a series:
The American Scene No. 1, 1933-1934
5 works

A woman is being seized by two men while a "Work or Bread" protest sign is held behind them.
A modestly dressed man walks through a crowd of well-dressed people in top hats and furs.
Several contorted figures leap and struggle above roaring flames in a dramatic black charcoal print.
An elderly man sits with a crutch, holding flowers and a jug beside his prosthetic leg.
A detailed charcoal-style portrait of an older man looking directly at the viewer.


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