George Grosz

Modell im Studio Stehender Weiblicher Rückenakt

signed "Grosz" lower right; signed "Grosz" and stamped by the George Grosz Estate with the number "1–A3–6" on the reverse; indistinctly inscribed and dated "18∙1∙1930 Über Grund..." on the stretcher
oil, chalk and mixed media on canvas
33 1/4 x 12 in. (84.5 x 30.5 cm)
Executed on January 18, 1930.

Ralph Jentsch has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of oil paintings by George Grosz.

Estimate
$12,000 - 18,000

Sold for $21,420

Contact Specialist

John McCord
Head of Day Sale, Morning Session
New York
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 24 June 2021

101
Barbara Hepworth
Maquette, Three Forms in Echelon
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $201,600
102
Ellsworth Kelly
Burdock
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $119,700
103
Marcia Hafif
Roman Painting XV
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,680
104
Craig Kauffman
Two works: i) Siniguelas; ii) Granada
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $88,200
105
Adolph Gottlieb
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $119,700
106
Robert Rauschenberg
Star-Ear (Jammer)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $63,000
107
George Tooker
Table II
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $239,400
108
Martin Wong
Sergio Smoking a Cigarette And Thinks About All That Happened Two Nights Ago
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $478,800
109
Ed Ruscha
Holloween
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $289,800
110
Wayne Thiebaud
Untitled (Three Cigarettes and a Cigar)
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $630,000
111
This lot is no longer available.
112
Roy Lichtenstein
Collage for Interior with Painting and Still Life
Estimate $800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for $1,421,500
113
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Double-sided work: (i) New Hampshire Scene; (ii) Untitled (Trees and Houses)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $15,120
114
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Autumn in New England
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $15,120
115
Norman Rockwell
The Young Graduate (Big Day) and The Young Graduate: Two works
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $94,500
116
Norman Rockwell
Vacation! (Country Gentleman)
Estimate $250,000 - 450,000
Sold for $453,600
117
Joseph Cornell
Homage to the Romantic Ballet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $11,970
118
Joseph Cornell
The Sylph
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,300
119
Yayoi Kusama
Butterfly
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $163,800
120
Jiro Takamatsu
Shadow No. 1398
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
121
Henry Moore
Working Model for Animal Form
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $277,200
122
Lynn Chadwick, R.A.
Pair of Sitting Figures VI
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $170,100
123
Ben Nicholson
Aug 62 (Copernicus)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
124
Sir Anthony Caro, O.M, R.A.
Rumba
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $22,680
125
Kurt Schwitters
Oorlog
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
126
Kurt Schwitters
Untitled (Verkade)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $60,480
127
Kurt Schwitters
Untitled (Duke's Mixture)
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
128
Alberto Giacometti
Portrait de la mère de l'artiste
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $441,000
129
Henri Matisse
Anemones
Estimate $180,000 - 250,000
Sold for $252,000
130
Joan Miró
Figures
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $107,100
131
Alexander Calder
Aerialist
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $302,400
132
Fernand Léger
La Roue (Projet d'affiche pour La Roue D'Abel Gance)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $277,200
133
John Chamberlain
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $88,200
134
Willem de Kooning
Untitled #4
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $44,100
135
Frank Stella
Seppy
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $252,000
136
Frank Stella
Corpo-senza-l'anima (3.8x)
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $567,000
137
Ad Reinhardt
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $157,500
138
Franz Kline
Study for Harleman
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $126,000
139
Conrad Marca-Relli
Black Board 2 L-L-1-84
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,800
140
Hans Hofmann
Snow White
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $516,600
141
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled (Starvation)
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $315,000
142
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled (The Athlete)
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
143
Keith Haring
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $201,600
144
David Wojnarowicz
USDA Choice Beef
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $50,400
145
David Wojnarowicz
Dear Russell
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $26,460
146
David Wojnarowicz and Luis Frangella
Untitled (Genie out of Bottle)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $44,100
147
David Wojnarowicz
Untitled (Wolf)
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
148
David Wojnarowicz
Untitled (To Luis from David)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,292
149
Robert Indiana
LOVE (Gold Faces Red Sides)
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $315,000
150
Roy Lichtenstein and Philip Glass
Modern Love Waltz
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $189,000
151
Keith Haring
Pyramid
Estimate $175,000 - 225,000
Sold for $252,000
152
Jim Dine
Twin 6' Heart
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $478,800
153
Kenny Scharf
Untitled
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $119,700
154
Rammellzee
Untitled REPRESS (Gargoylian Books of Stock)
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $151,200
155
Samuel Havadtoy
K. H.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,120
156
Keith Haring
Writing Table
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
157
Allan McCollum
Collection of Five Perfect Vehicles
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
158
Alighiero Boetti
Ammazzare il tempo
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $63,000
159
Jannis Kounellis
Untitled
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $75,600
160
This lot is no longer available.
161
Victor Vasarely
TSODA
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
162
Victor Vasarely
Grilles II
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
163
This lot is no longer available.
164
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Temple of Spring Blue
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
165
David Diao
Shining Forth
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $132,300
166
Paul Mogensen
Heat Stealth
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $30,240
167
Robert Barry
Untitled (Going On)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,200
168
Suzan Frecon
Light & Earth
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
169
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Droga
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
170No Reserve
Robert Overby
Square Scrap
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $17,640
171
Frank Gehry
Fish Lamp
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $98,280
172
This lot is no longer available.
173
Richard Pettibone
Train Destroys Valuable Art Object; Andy Warhol, "Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot)", 1962
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $52,920
174
Richard Artschwager
Walking Man
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $65,520
175
Susan Rothenberg
Yellow Studio
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $201,600
176
Julian Schnabel
Canard De Chaine
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $126,000
177
David Hockney
House Palm and Pool
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $1,022,200
178
David Hockney
House Palm and Pool
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $937,500
179
David Hockney
Frogs in the Garden
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $252,000
180
David Hockney
Pulchinellos with Garden Clouds
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $126,000
181
Milton Avery
Tree by the Sea
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $378,000
182
William Theophilus Brown
Still Life with Geranium Blossom
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $12,600
183
Paul Wonner
Flowers, Chairs, a Dog and Two Birds
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $201,600
184
Paul Wonner
Flowers in Bottles: Pansies #3
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $11,970
185
Elmer Bischoff
River Dam
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $25,200
186
David Park
Male
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,780
187
Deborah Butterfield
Untitled (#4108.1)
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $88,200
188
Deborah Butterfield
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $52,920
189
Henri Matisse
Vierge à l'enfant
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $138,600
190
Elie Nadelman
Portrait of a Girl
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $7,560
191
William Turnbull
Horse 2
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $365,400
192
This lot is no longer available.
193
Auguste Rodin
Main crispée gauche avec figure implorante
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $44,100
194
Auguste Rodin
Cariatide à l’Urne, taille originale dite aussi petit modèle
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
195
Auguste Rodin
Étude pour Adam au pilier
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,400
196
Auguste Rodin
Étude pour Eve au pilier
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $88,200
197
Auguste Rodin
Vase Saigon "Les Limbes et les Syrènes"
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,080
198
Antoine Bourdelle
Cheval avec grand soubassement, étude pour le Monument au général Alvear
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $25,200
199
Alexander Calder
Tray
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,200
200
Alexander Calder
Fly choker
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $32,760
201
This lot is no longer available.
202
Fernando Botero
Bowl of Fruits
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
203
Edgar Negret
Libélula
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,240
204
Loló Soldevilla
Firmamento no. 3
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
205
Alexander Calder
Six, Five, Nine
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $157,500
206
Alexander Calder
Bubbles on Orange
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $163,800
207
Karel Appel
Personnage
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $22,680
208
Manolo Valdés
Retrato de Dorothy IV
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $346,500
209
Arman
Ali Baba's Stash
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
210
Andy Warhol
Anna Magnani
Estimate $70,000 - 100,000
Sold for $201,600
211
Robert Rauschenberg
Untitled (de Gaulle)
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $163,800
212
Robert Rauschenberg
Untitled
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $138,600
213
Friedel Dzubas
Spectre
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $65,520
214
Ivon Hitchens
Flowers in a Blue Vase
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $75,600
215
Louise Fishman
Magma
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $65,520
216
Lee Bontecou
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $52,920
217
Hannah Wilke
S.O.S. Starification Object Series
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
218
Ana Mendieta
Three works: (i–iii) Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $37,800
219
Vito Acconci
Walkover
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $52,920
220
Joel Shapiro
Untitled
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
221
Lita Albuquerque
Auric Field Solar Flash (Gold au2)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $44,100
222
Larry Bell
MSMS 20 (Medium Size Mirage Study)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $13,860
223No Reserve
Robert Bechtle
W.C. at Block Island
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $6,300
224
Lee Lozano
No Title
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $34,020
225No Reserve
Salvador Dalí
Abrazando el poder de mi riqueza comprimiendo los monstruos blandos que persistentemente me atormentan
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000 •
Sold for $315,000
226No Reserve
Salvador Dalí
Fantasmas del pasado junto a mitos de juventud con huevo frito sodomizado
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000 •
Sold for $252,000
227
Wifredo Lam
Sans titre
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,320
228
George Grosz
Modell im Studio Stehender Weiblicher Rückenakt
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,420
229
Andy Warhol
Moonwalk
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $107,100
230
Andy Warhol
Mario Borsato
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $233,100
231
Andy Warhol
Vito Doria
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $201,600
232
Andy Warhol
Carlo de Benedetti
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $252,000
233
Allan D'Arcangelo
Three works: (i) Watertower; (ii) Watertower with Rectangles; (iii) Watertower with Target
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,680
234
Christo
The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $113,400
235
David Hockney
Gregory and Shinro, Nara, Japan, Feb. 18, 1983
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,640
236
Larry Rivers
Cubism Today–Broad Stroke (Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein)
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $40,320
237
Olga Albizu
Untitled
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $26,460
238
Sam Francis
Untitled
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $69,300
239
Robert Motherwell
Basque Suite #50
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $32,760
240
Conrad Marca-Relli
XM-16-78
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,100
241
Tom Wesselmann
Study for Big Brown Nude
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $69,300
242
Tom Wesselmann
Stockinged Nude
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $126,000
243
Andy Warhol
Untitled
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $42,840
244
Andy Warhol
Flowers
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
Sold for $20,160
245
Kenny Scharf
Kozmik Luv
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $60,480
246No Reserve
Jim Dine
The Yellow Venus
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000 •
Sold for $60,480
247
Lynn Chadwick, R.A.
Sitting Couple
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,760
248
Joan Miró
Sans titre
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $35,280

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale,...

New York Auction 24 June 2021

Provenance

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George Grosz

Modell im Studio Stehender Weiblicher Rückenakt

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session