Grosz, GeorgeGerman, 1893–1959Dissonant Flute (Verstimmte Flöte)
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Where is “Dissonant Flute (Verstimmte Flöte)” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
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- 341.1988
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In the life of Grosz, George
The whole life1918–1921 · Residence
Wilmersdorf
1920
The First International Dada Fair
Grosz helps organise the First International Dada Fair and exhibits his work there.
26 May 1920
Marriage to Eva Louise Peter
Grosz marries Eva Louise Peter; the couple will have two sons — Peter Michael, a historian of early German aviation, and Marty, a jazz guitarist.
1921
Convicted of insulting the German army
Grosz is charged with insulting the German army and fined; by the court's verdict his series of satirical drawings Gott mit uns is destroyed.
1922
A journey to Russia with Martin Andersen Nexø
On arrival in Murmansk, Grosz and the Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø are briefly arrested as spies; after their credentials are approved they are allowed to continue their journey.
1922
Meetings with Lenin, Lunacharsky and Tatlin
In Russia Grosz meets Bolshevik leaders such as Grigory Zinoviev, Karl Radek and Vladimir Lenin, and with Arthur Holitscher goes to see Anatoly Lunacharsky to discuss Proletkult, rejecting the concept of 'proletarian culture'. There he also meets the Constructivist artist Vladimir Tatlin.
![The End of the Road (Out of Fear of Starvation) [Das Ende des Weges (Aus Nahrungssorgen)], George Grosz, 1913](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjEyMTkwNyJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=864379f3ce59af36)
