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Savignyplatz 5

George Grosz

Georg Ehrenfried Groß
Berlin 1893 - Berlin 1959
German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s, who lived from 1933 to 1959 in the USA
(Wikipedia)

Heinz Spilker & Ronald Searle
1980

Description

Plaque with portrait of Grosz painting and text. The drawing of the artist is made by Ronald Searle, the plaque by Heinz Spilker.

Inscription(s)

In diesem Hause
starb
GEORGE GROSZ
Zeichner und Maler
1893-1959

In this house
died
GEORGE GROSZ
draftsman and painter
1893-1959

Signature

Ronald Searle 1977
entw: r searle
ausf: h. spilker

Sculptors

Ronald Searle (Cambridge 1920 - Draguignan, Var, France 2011), English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and illustrator (Wikipedia).
Heinz Spilker (Elverdissen bei Herford 1927), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bildhauerei in Berlin, Karte.

Locatie (N 52°30'23" - E 13°19'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe200; Photograph: 2 September 2022
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