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Size Paper: 65x50
Print: 50x37.5

Günter Grass, born in 1927 in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), was a pivotal figure in German literature. His most famous work, The Tin Drum (1959), exemplifies European magic realism, exploring Germany's complex 20th-century history. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, Grass was celebrated for his literary depth and political engagement.

A nude woman embraces a fish—an image symbolizing the mythic and eternal dialogue between the sexes in Der Butt. The fish, the novel’s narrator, represents timeless wisdom and the undercurrent of power in gender relations. Grass’s etching condenses the book’s blend of sensuality, folklore, and social commentary into one striking, surreal scene.

Der Butt (The Flounder, 1977) by Günter Grass is a sprawling, satirical novel in which a talking, immortal fish narrates the history of humanity through the changing roles of women and men. Blending myth, folklore, and political critique, it reimagines gender relations from prehistory to the modern era.

Grass’s lithographic work evokes comparisons to artists such as Hans Bellmer, Louise Bourgeois, James Sidney Ensor, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Max Beckmann, Bruno Schulz, Francisco Goya, Honoré Daumier, Käthe Kollwitz, Edvard Munch, Alfred Kubin, Egon Schiele, Fernand Léger, Ludwig Meidner, Karl Hubbuch, Rudolf Schlichter, Johannes Grützke, Félicien Rops, Constant Permeke, James Ensor, Frans Masereel, Bruno Schulz, Andrzej Wróblewski, Tadeusz Kantor, Alfred Lenica, Zdzisław Beksiński, Józef Gielniak, Willem Sandberg, M.C. Escher, Anton Pieck, Jan Toorop.

Printed area is flawless with perfect aquatint detail.
Paper exhibits slight waviness and subtle signs of aging.

Aquatint, Etching - Hand signed - XII/XX - 1979

Günter Grass (1927-2015) - Frau mit Butt

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