Out of Work (Arbeitslose)

1920/1921

George Grosz

Associated Names
George Grosz

Artist, American, born Germany, 1893 - 1959

The image features several stylized figures. In the foreground, a man is walking with a walking stick and wearing a uniform with a cap. His exaggerated facial features include a long nose and sharp features. Another man's head is partially visible in the bottom right corner, wearing a helmet and smoking a cigarette. Behind them, two more figures are visible - a soldier in uniform and a woman in a dress and hat. The background shows outlines of buildings with chimneys and smoke. The illustration is drawn on textured paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.5 x 24.7 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duckers 1979, no. E 67

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, Berlin, Germany; Elinor Castle and John U. Nef, Chicago, Illinois; John U. Nef and Evelyn Stefansson Nef, Washington, DC; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Second Annual International Exhibition of Lithography and Wood Engraving. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1930.

Bibliography

1979

  • Duckers, Alexander. George Grosz: Das druckgraphische Werk. Frankfurt am Main: Propylaen Verlag, 1979, no. E 67

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: GROSZ

Wikidata ID

Q75423477

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