Pen and India ink drawing. Signed and numbered "II." in the lower right, titled "Caféhaus" in the lower left. On wove paper (with the watermark). 32.8 x 21 cm. , size of sheet.
[MH].
- The artist captured the hustle and bustle of Berlin in his characteristic concise style. - Grosz may be referring to the closure of the legendary 'Café des Westens' on Ku'damm in 1915. - From the important Berlin period shortly before his artistic breakthrough. - Works by the artist can be found at, among others, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, and the Tate Modern, London.
Accompanied by a confirmation of authenticity isued by Ralph Jentsch on October 10, 2017. The work will be included in Ralph Jentsch's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper.
LITERATURE: Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern, June 20, 1979, lot 494 (illustrated). Auction house Lempertz, Cologne, auction 1099, December 1, 2017, lot 314 (illustrated).

George Grosz: Berlin - New York, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin / Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf / Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, December-December 1994/95 (with the label on the reverse)

Estate of the artist. Peter Grosz Collection, Princeton, New Jersey. Graphisches Kabinett Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Bremen (1980). Private collection, Hamburg (1980). Graphisches Kabinett Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Bremen (with the label on the reverse of the frame). Klaus J. Jacobs Collection, Zurich (1986, with the label on the reverse of the frame). Private collection, Great Britain (acquired in 2017, Lempertz, Cologne)

In good condition. With tiny foxing spots and a small tear in the upper margin, which has been skillfully repaired. With small pinholes in the upper and lower margins. Small tears on the left margin, which have also been skillfully closed.