Manner im Raum. Illustration ''100% Roman eines Patrioten'' von Upton Sinclair (double-sided)
1920
This double sided work by George Grosz illustrates Upton Sinclair's "100% Roman eines Patrioten" (100% Patriot), employing India ink, pen, and pencil to depict a figure within an interior space. Grosz's expressionistic style captures the satirical and critical tone of Sinclair's text through sharp, angular linework that conveys psychological intensity and social commentary. The work exemplifies Grosz's characteristic approach to political illustration during the Weimar period, using formal distortion to interrogate themes of patriotism and national identity.
- Medium
- India ink, pen and pencil on paper, double-sided
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 11, 2024
Lot 102
Spotted works by George Grosz
Artists in conversation
Otto Dix
German · b. 1891
Dix worked in the same Weimar era milieu as Grosz, producing sharp ink and pencil drawings with angular expressionistic linework that delivered biting social and political satire targeting the corrupt underbelly of German society in the 1920s.
Käthe Kollwitz
German · b. 1867
Kollwitz shared Grosz's commitment to critical realism and political illustration using ink and pencil on paper, depicting working class and masculine figures with intense psychological weight and a strong sense of social commentary.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
German · b. 1880
Kirchner employed the same angular expressionistic draftsmanship with India ink and pen to render urban figures in interior spaces, capturing psychological intensity and social tension through distorted forms that closely parallel Grosz's illustrative technique in this work.
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