Sep 26, 2024 - Sale 2679

Sale 2679 - Lot 90

Price Realized: $ 390
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

GEORGE GROSZ (1893-1959)


Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibition. 1934.
Lithograph poster. 35½x28 cm, 14x11 inches; Interstate Printing Company, New York.

The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibition began in 1931 when Jackson Pollack tried to sell some of his painting on the street to help him raise money to pay rent. He was soon joined by Willem de Kooning. The following year, it was formalized and has been held ever since. For the first few years, the show was promoted via small posters designed by some of the most prominent American cartoonists.Condition A-: minor water stains at edges. Printed on card, tipped to mat. Framed.