George Grosz

George Grosz was a German painter and illustrator who, like Otto Dix, documented the Weimar Republic in a crude and unrefined manner. These paintings and images bring back a reminder that it wasn't all glamour and cabaret at this time, and many ugly things were happening.

George Grosz, (1927), Untitled [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A2374&page_number=171&template_id=1&sort_order=1 [Accessed 16 October 14].

The image above shows a prostitute with a customer who has been painted as a pig. This is a classic example of George Grosz portraying men as boorish, crude animals around these women.

George Grosz, (1926), Cafe [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A2374&page_number=167&template_id=1&sort_order=1 [Accessed 16 October 14].

The above illustration shows a cafe scene as seen by George Grosz. I like this image as I feel there is so much to look at: There is once again a man painted as a pig with a prostitute in the centre, and on the right hand side there is a woman who appears to be being berated by a man or officer. Every time you look at this illustration you can see more going on, and that is why I find it so interesting.