The Sketchbooks of George Grosz

by George Grosz

This book explores surprising sides of Berlin Dada activist George Grosz (1893 -- 1959), known for his acerbic drawings of the teens and twenties that mocked the decadent ruling class and the hypocritical petit bourgeois. His sketchbooks, however, encompass a broader array of themes and styles, childhood drawings, caricature, satire, landscapes, nude studies, teaching instructions, sketches of people, and street scenes. From his early beginnings in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916724832
• ISBN13: 9780916724832
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.