"Löwen und Leoparden füttern ihre Jungen, Raben tischen ihren kleinen auf..." (Even lions and leopards nourish their young. Ravens feast their brood on carrion...) from Die Räuber (The Robber) Act I, scene 2
2026.09.151
Photolithograph
inkPaper
2026.09
Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Transfer
George Grosz
Artist
Malik-Verlag
1922
20th Century
Berlin
Germany
100
work not numbered
Inscription
lower left below plate
"Schwimme, wer schwimmen kann, und wer zu schwach ist, geh unter" Rauber I Akt 1 Szene 5
German
"Let those who swim can - the weak may sink"
PencilWritten
Discrepancy between the written inscription and the title of the work - occurs in other publications as well.
Signature
lower right below plate
Grosz
PencilWritten
Watermark
repeating
Ferd Flinsch [bat over box or book]
Stamped
paper watermark
Sheet
24-3/4 in
18-1/4 in
Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries
