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“They thunder meekness and forbearance from their clouds and bring human sacrifices to their God of love.”

1922
20th century
693 x 505 mm (27.3 x 19.9 in.)

George Grosz, German, (1893–1959)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Photolithograph (photoreproduction of drawing) on handmade wove paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: Number 7 from set of nine lithographs Die Räuber

Edition: Edition B of 45 impressions printed by Malik-Verlag, Berlin, 1922. Number seven from the set of nine lithographs illustrating quotations from Schiller’s drama Die Räuber.

Marks: Signed in pencil, lower right: “Grosz”; numbered in pencil, lower left

Marks: Watermark: J.W. Zanders 1920

Bibliography: See cover sheet in portfolio for edition information and quotations for titles.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1961

Accession Number: 1961.9.2.7

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death, satire*, social satire, war*, World War I, world wars*

death
satire - Artistic device holding up human folly and vice to scorn, derision, or ridicule. [November 1994 scope note added; related term added; alternate term added. May 1994 related term added.]
social satire
war - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm011468
World War I
world wars - Wars that involve most of the leading political and military powers of the world or most of the earth's territory. [July 1993 descriptor added.]

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sheet Dimensions: 693 x 505 mm (27.3 x 19.9 in.)

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George Grosz, German, (1893–1959) . “They thunder meekness and forbearance from their clouds and bring human sacrifices to their God of love.”, 1922. From Die Räuber. Photolithograph (photoreproduction of drawing) on handmade wove paper. sheet : 693 x 505 mm (27.3 x 19.9 in.). DAC accession number 1961.9.2.7. Purchase funds, 1961.

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