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Collection Online as of June 17, 2026

A vertically oriented print in black ink depicts five men in the foreground. Centrally, a shackled man with downcast eyes stands in a tunic. Behind him, two men in top hats look on. To the left, a stout man smokes a cigar. To the right, a robed official carries a folder. In the background, two uniformed guards stand before barred windows and a church steeple under a sun.

Prisoner

Date unknown

George Grosz

(German, 1893–1959)
Germany, Berlin, 20th century
lithograph
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1931.267
© Estate of George Grosz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Catalogue raisonné: Dückers E65
Location: Not on view
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