Art, literature & history"Let those swim who can - the heavy may sink." ("Schwimme, wer schwimmen kann, und wer zu plump ist, geh' unter!" (I.Akt, 1.Szene))
1921
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- lithograph in black
- Dimensions
- image: 43.66 × 37.94 cm (17 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1951.10.300
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
"Let those swim who can - the heavy may sink." ("Schwimme, wer schwimmen kann, und wer zu plump ist, geh' unter!" (I.Akt, 1.Szene)) — George Grosz. 1921.
Medium: lithograph in black.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 43.66 × 37.94 cm (17 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1951.10.300. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.