George Grosz

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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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instanceOf German Expressionist artist
caricaturist
human
painter
satirist
birthName Georg Ehrenfried Groß
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
surface form: Dada movement

Expressionism
surface form: German Expressionism
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
militaryBranch Imperial German Army
movement Dada
Expressionism
New Objectivity
name George Grosz self-link
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
Prussia
surface form: 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
George Grosz name George Grosz self-link
George Grosz pseudonym George Grosz
New Objectivity notableArtist George Grosz
Weimar culture notableFigure George Grosz
Berlin Dada Fair organizer George Grosz
Berlin Dada Fair associatedArtist George Grosz
Groß hasNotableBearer George Grosz
Pillars of Society creator George Grosz
Pillars of Society creator George Grosz
this entity surface form: Georg Ehrenfried Grosz
The Funeral (Dedicated to Oskar Panizza) creator George Grosz
this entity surface form: German artist George Grosz
Eclipse of the Sun creator George Grosz
John Heartfield (in some editions) influencedBy George Grosz
subject surface form: John Heartfield