George Grosz

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German Expressionist artist caricaturist human painter satirist

George Grosz was a German painter and caricaturist best known for his biting, satirical depictions of Weimar society and his influential role in early 20th-century avant-garde art movements.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German Expressionist artist → caricaturist → human → painter → satirist →
birthName	Georg Ehrenfried Groß NERFINISHED →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1893-07-26 →
dateOfDeath	1959-07-06 →
educatedAt	Académie Colarossi → Berlin College of Arts and Crafts → Dresden Academy of Fine Arts →
emigratedTo	United States of America →
employer	Art Students League of New York →
familyName	Groß →
genre	political art → satire →
givenName	Georg →
influenced	Weimar-era political art → later satirical cartoonists →
influencedBy	Dada movement → German Expressionism →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → German →
militaryBranch	Imperial German Army →
movement	Dada → Expressionism → New Objectivity →
name	George Grosz →
notableFor	contributions to Berlin Dada → political caricatures → role in New Objectivity movement → satirical depictions of Weimar society →
notableWork	Eclipse of the Sun → Metropolis → Pillars of Society → The Funeral (Dedicated to Oskar Panizza) →
occupation	caricaturist → graphic artist → illustrator → painter →
participatedIn	World War I →
placeOfBirth	Berlin → Kingdom of Prussia →
placeOfDeath	Berlin →
politicalAlignment	anti-fascist → anti-militarist → left-wing →
pseudonym	George Grosz →
residence	Berlin → New York City →
workLocation	Berlin → New York City →
yearOfEmigration	1933 →

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Expressionism →	notableProponent
George Grosz →	pseudonym