Art, literature & historyGeorge Grosz
1893–1959
Selected artwork
God of War
1940
Art Institute of Chicago
Other names (7)
George Ehrenfried Grosz, Georg Ehrenfried Gross, Georg Grosh, Georg Gross, Georg Grosz, g. grosz, Grosz
Biography
George Grosz (; 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.
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Influenced by
- Emil Orlíkeditorial inference
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Later influence
- Mary Abbotteditorial inference
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- Geoffrey Burnandeditorial inference
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- John August Grotheditorial inference
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- Peter De Franciaeditorial inference
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The biography identifies Grosz among de Francia's artistic influences. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Ben Shahneditorial inference
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The biography identifies George Grosz as an influence on Ben Shahn. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- William Groppereditorial inference
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The biography identifies George Grosz as an influence on William Gropper. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to George Grosz. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art29 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago26 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art21 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art17 recorded works
- musée d'Unterlinden — Colmar3 recorded works
- Museum of Modern Art3 recorded works
- Tate1 recorded work
- University of Pretoria Museums1 recorded work
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- Wikidata (CC0)
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Tate Collection metadata (October 2014 snapshot)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)