George Grosz | |
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 George Grosz in 1921 | |
| Born | Georg Ehrenfried Groß July 26, 1893 |
| Died | July 6, 1959 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | German, American (since 1938) |
| Education | Dresden Academy |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Notable work | The Funeral (Dedicated to Oscar Panizza) |
| Movement | Dada, Expressionism, New Objectivity |
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.