German Modernist Art & Memoir ~ A Little Yes and a Big No ~ George Grosz 1946 HC DJ
Hardcover, 1946 — The Dial Press, New York
Autobiography of George Grosz, illustrated by the author
Translated from the German by Lola Sachs Dorin
Original dust jacket present with edge wear, rubbing, and small losses
Black cloth boards; binding sound
Interior clean with light, age-consistent toning
This is George Grosz’s sharp-edged, uncompromising autobiography, tracing his life from Imperial Germany through Weimar Berlin and into exile. Written with the same ferocity found in his drawings, the book blends personal history with political critique, capturing the moral collapse, satire, and outrage that defined his art.
Illustrated by Grosz himself, the volume reads as both memoir and manifesto. It speaks directly to readers interested in modernist art, anti-fascist literature, and the lived experience of artists navigating war, censorship, and displacement. The visual language of the jacket and illustrations reinforces the book’s raw, confrontational tone.
George Grosz was a central figure in German modernism and New Objectivity, known for his brutal social caricature and political dissent. A Little Yes and a Big No, first published in English in the mid-1940s, helped introduce American audiences to the personal and ideological roots of his work at a moment when Europe was reckoning with the aftermath of totalitarianism and war.
A desirable early American hardcover with original dust jacket, appealing to collectors of modernist art books, artist memoirs, and Weimar-era cultural history. Jacket wear is typical for the period and does not detract from the book’s strong shelf presence or significance.
One 1946 hardcover with original dust jacket, as shown.
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