George Grosz

German, 1893–1959

The Bum's Rush for Allah, 1941

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Medium: Works on paper, Reed pen, pen and ink, and opaque white on paper
Size: 57.1 x 48 cm. (22.5 x 18.9 in.)
Markings: Titled “The Bum’s Rush for Allah” lower right and inscribed “to Ben Hecht 1001 Afternoon”
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Stamped on the reverse “GEORGE GROSZ NACHLASS” and numbered 4-49-7

25,000 USD

Akim Monet Fine Arts, LLC

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About this Artwork

Movement: Modern Art
Catalogue Raisonné: As per photo certificate signed and dated “Ralph Jentsch, Berlin/Rome, October 10, 2019”, this work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of works on paper by George Grosz in preparation by Ralph Jentsch, managing director of the George Grosz Estate.
Provenance: Studio of the artist, Douglaston, Long Island (NY), 1941
The Estate of George Grosz, 1959
Exhibitions: 10/05/2020–12/05/2020 “Of mice and men: George Grosz and the 2020 election.”
Literature: Ben Hecht, illustrated by George Grosz, “1001 Afternoons in New York,” Viking Press New York,
1941, Illustration for the chapter "The Bum's Rush for Allah" p. 347

Ben Hecht, „1001 Nachmittage in New York." Insel Taschenbuch 1323, Insel Verlag Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig. Illustration for the chapter „Ahmed will zu Allah" p. 383

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"The Bum's Rush for Allah" is the bizarre story of young Asmail Ahmed Abdulla and his fight with the American immigration officials in order to become an American citizen. He is stranded after an adventures odyssey and many hopeless attempts on Ellis Island, there awaiting to reach the Seventh Heaven. "There he will be able to put red, white, and blue hair ribbons on his odalisque, and listen to the' Star-Spangled Banner' throughout all eternity." So ends the story.

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