George Grosz in Berlin: The Relentless Eye

A new book explores George Grosz's (1893–1959) most famous and biting satirical works during his time in Berlin, revealing the social issues that led to Germanys extreme nationalist politics. Featuring masterpieces and rarely published works, the book provides insight into the artist's creative pinnacle.

Format: Hardback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 07 June 2022
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

This comprehensive examination of George Grosz's (1893–1959) most renowned and incisive satirical works delves into the artist's Berlin-era creative journey, spanning from his early artistic endeavors to the poignant satirical images and harrowing portrayals of moral decline between the World Wars that have made him a celebrated German Expressionist. From menacing street scenes to bustling cabarets, corrupt politicians to wounded soldiers, greedy war profiteers to other symbols of Berlin's interwar decline, Grosz's unwavering gaze relentlessly exposed the underlying social issues that ultimately contributed to Germany's extreme nationalist politics. Featuring masterpieces alongside rarely published works, this book offers a deeper understanding of the artist's artistic apex, achieved during this pivotal and foreboding period in German history.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Dimension: 254 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781588397546