DrawingsGerman20th century

Sketch for Industrial Landscape

1934

Artists

Carl GrossbergArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and transparent watercolor on cream wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

19.4 × 48.9 cm (7 5/8 × 19 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Carl Grossberg, Sommerhausen (1934-1940), by inheritance; to Carl Grossberg Nachlass, Sommerhausen, sold; [through Galerie Hasenclever, Munich, 2018] to Merrill C. Berman, New York, gift; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2019.

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