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Daniel Blau is pleased to present an enticing selection of “dirty pictures” at this year’s Art Basel.
Beginning with George Grosz (1893 - 1959), the penetrating draftsman whose acerbic wit created unique visions of the Weimar Republic. His drawings show explicit sexual scenes between couples as well as daring ménages-à-trois. Stylistically, Grosz’s drawings are candid and expressive – every line is considered. His pioneering style, subject-matter and technique lay the foundations for seminal artists of the 1960s such as de Kooning, Johns, Warhol and Rauschenberg. These dirty pictures, …