Dunes and Grass (Dünen und Strandgräser)

1949

George Grosz

Associated Names
George Grosz

Artist, American, born Germany, 1893 - 1959

The image depicts a coastal landscape with sand dunes, grasses, and a horizon in the upper right corner showing water meeting the sky. The scenery features a sketch-like, linear technique with swirling clouds, waving grasses, and a monochromatic color palette of black and off-white. Various grasses and plants are depicted in the foreground, with sandy hills near the water, and clustered plants on the sides.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25 x 32.8 cm (9 13/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.1 x 41.9 cm (13 1/16 x 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.41.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duckers 1979, no. E 109, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1979

  • Duckers, Alexander. George Grosz: Das druckgraphische Werk. Frankfurt am Main: Propylaen Verlag, 1979, no. E 109, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: George Grosz

Wikidata ID

Q74876631

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