George Grosz - Der Spiesser-Spiegel - 1925

George Grosz – The Bourgeois Mirror – First Edition 1925 – 60 Berlin Images – Original green linen binding with gold lettering – New Objectivity / Dadaism

Significant and sought-after original edition from 1925, from the early period of George Grosz's work (1893–1959), one of the most important German artists of classical modernism.

George Grosz: The Bourgeois Mirror. 60 Berlin Images after drawings with an artist's self-portrait.

Carl Reissner Verlag, Dresden, 1925.

The work gathers 60 Berlin Images by George Grosz, including numerous large-format and full-page illustrations. With his unmistakable, keenly observant drawing style, Grosz portrays the society of the Weimar Republic: the bourgeoisie, social contrasts, poverty, wealth, and the contradictions of everyday Berlin life.

An impressive document of New Objectivity, Berlin Dadaism, and the socially critical art of the 1920s.

Special features of the copy:

* Original green linen binding with gold-impressed name of George Grosz on the front cover.
* First edition from 1925.
* 60 Berlin Images and a self-portrait by the artist.
* With an inserted older graphic work, handwritten, as well as an inserted contemporary newspaper clipping about George Grosz's death in 1959 – interesting testimonies of the early collection history.

Condition: Generally well-preserved copy. Original green linen binding with light age-related wear; gold stamping well preserved. Inner pages largely clean and well preserved, with occasional handwritten notes and pasted-in collection documents. Front flyleaf missing. No dust jacket.

An attractive collectible of the German avant-garde and a significant pictorial document of the Weimar Republic.