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The face of the ruling class

The face of the ruling class
(Das Gesicht der Herrschenden Klasse)
 1921

Medium
book: 57 line block prints, letterpress text, 63 pages, paper cover, stitched binding
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
© George Grosz/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
book: 57 line block prints, letterpress text, 63 pages, paper cover, stitched binding
Measurements
25.0 × 17.0 cm irreg. (page) 25.2 × 17.3 × 0.6 cm (closed) 25.2 × 36.7 × 1.0 cm (open)
Place/s of Execution
Berlin, Germany
Printing/Publishing
published by Der Malik-Verlag, Berlin, 1921
Inscription
printed in red ink on cover l.c. (in image): GEORGE GROSZ / DAS GESICHT DER / HERRSCHENDEN KLASSE / DER MALIK-VERLAG/BERLIN-HALENSEE
printed in ink on page 1 c.: KLEINE REVOLUTIONARE BIBLIOTHEK / HERAUSGEBER: JUIAN GUMPERZ/BAND IV / DAS GESICHT / DER HERRSCHENDEN KLASSE / 57 politische Zeichnungen von / GEORGE GROSZ / III. erweiterte Auflage / 13.-25. Tausend / DER MALIK-VERLAG/BERLIN
printed in ink on page 2 l.c.: copyright November 1921 by DER MALIK-VERLAG/BERLIN
Accession Number
2024.1021
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jacobus Francis van Breda and Helen Mary Cooley through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
© George Grosz/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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