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George Grosz

Also known as Georg Grosz, Georg Ehrenfried Gross, George Ehrenfried Grosz, Georg Grosh, Georg Gross, g. grosz, Grosz

German artist (1893–1959)

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George Grosz, born Georg Ehrenfried Groß in Berlin on 26 July 1893, was a painter, draftsperson, photographer, and university teacher. He worked within the Expressionism, Dada, and New Objectivity movements. Grosz was educated at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts under Emil Orlík and was a member of the Communist Party of Germany. He held citizenship in both Germany and the United States.

His notable works include *Steh auf, Prolet!*, *Ein kleines Ja und ein grosses Nein*, and *השנים בברלין*. Grosz participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics and Documenta III. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was associated with the Nazi book burnings. He died in West Berlin on 6 July 1959 and is buried at Friedhof Heerstraße.

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Born: 26 July 1893
Died: 6 July 1959
Works: 115

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Steh auf, Prolet!
Ein kleines Ja und ein grosses Nein
השנים בברלין
George Grosz, 1893-1959
Le carte di Grosz

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Georg
Family name: Gross
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Berlin
Place of death: West Berlin
Occupation: architectural draftsperson
Educated at: Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
Employer: Art Students League of New York
Political party: Communist Party of Germany
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Religion: atheism
Award: Guggenheim Fellowship
Participant in: Documenta III
Student of: Emil Orlík
Field of work: painting
Genre: genre art
Movement: New Objectivity
Conflict: World War I
Image: George Grosz 1930 (cropped).jpg
Work location: Huntington
Residence: Charlottenburg

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Significant event: Nazi book burnings
Commons category: George Grosz
date of death: 1959-07-06
date of birth: 1881-00-00
place of burial: Friedhof Heerstraße
Commons Creator page: George Grosz
name in native language: George Grosz
birth name: Georg Ehrenfried Groß
has works in the collection: Sprengel Museum
member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters
start of work period: 1910-00-00
ethnic group: Germans
end of work period: 1959-01-01
described at URL: www.stolpersteine-berlin.de/biografie/9251
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Works in European collections

31 objects attributed to George Grosz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

George Grosz (/ɡroʊs/; German: [ɡʁoːs] ; born Georg Ehrenfried Groß; July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the Weimar Republic. He emigrated to the United States in 1933, and became a naturalized citizen in 1938. Abandoning the style and subject matter of his earlier work, he exhibited regularly and taught for many years at the Art Students League of New York. In 1959 he returned to Berlin, where he died shortly afterwards.

Early life and education

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George Grosz