Untitled
1930
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1930
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a jagged crowd of soldiers, lawyers, and judges in a courtroom, all drawn with quick, angry lines. Their faces are twisted—some sneer, others look bored or cruel. This was a costume sketch for a play about a soldier wrongly accused of desertion. Grosz made it in 1930s Germany, when the military and courts were growing more powerful. The rough style matches the play’s dark tone. Look up the technique watercolor, glazing to see how thin layers build up color without losing the ink lines underneath.
