GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Hannah Arendt, the German political philosopher, recalled that for her generation, Grosz's drawings "seemed to us not satires but realistic reportage: we knew those types, they were all around us." His drawing of a Prussian military officer demonstrates how Grosz could balance an image on the knife-edge between portrait and caricature. The officer's sneering brow, deeply hooded eyes, fleshy chin, and prominent veins describe both a particular individual and his social class, the grotesque features of the man signaling the reactionary militarism of the group. Reviewing Grosz's work at the First International Dada Fair in Berlin in 1920, a critic observed, "If drawings could kill, then the Prussian military would surely be dead by now."
Adapted from
Heather MacDonald, Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2012), 16-17.
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Created in 1927
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Until 1955: Leon A. Harris, Jr. (1926-2000)
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- Tate, London~Learn more about the life and works of George Grosz at the Tate.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum~This watercolor was created in Germany between the World Wars. Read about the Weimar Republic, the name of the German government during this period.
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Hannah Arendt, the German political philosopher, recalled that for her generation, Grosz's drawings "seemed to us not satires but realistic reportage: we knew those types, they were all around us." His drawing of a Prussian military officer demonstrates how Grosz could balance an image on the knife-edge between portrait and caricature. The officer's sneering brow, deeply hooded eyes, fleshy chin, and prominent veins describe both a particular individual and his social class, the grotesque features of the man signaling the reactionary militarism of the group. Reviewing Grosz's work at the First International Dada Fair in Berlin in 1920, a critic observed, "If drawings could kill, then the Prussian military would surely be dead by now."
Adapted from
Heather MacDonald, Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2012), 16-17.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Tate, London~Learn more about the life and works of George Grosz at the Tate.
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum~This watercolor was created in Germany between the World Wars. Read about the Weimar Republic, the name of the German government during this period.
Notes
Created in 1927
Object File Reviewed
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Berlin (Germany): TGN: 7003712
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1955: Leon A. Harris, Jr. (1926-2000)
From 1955: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Leon A. Harris, Jr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
AUDIO ASSETS
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UMO: 13316211 Politics as Art: Grosz's Influence on Political Cartooning
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