PAINTER
George Grosz
1893 - 1959

George Grosz
George Grosz (; German: [ɡʁoːs] ; born Georg Ehrenfried Groß; July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the Weimar Republic. He emigrated to the United States in 1933, and became a naturalized citizen in 1938. Abandoning the style and subject matter of his earlier work, he exhibited regularly and taught for many years at the Art Students League of New York. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Grosz is the 242nd most popular painter (up from 243rd in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 635th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Painter.
George Grosz is most famous for his satirical caricatures of the German society during the Weimar Republic.
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, George Grosz ranks 242 out of 2,023. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, Simon Vouet, John Collier, Jan van Goyen, Saskia van Uylenburgh, and Lawrence Alma-Tadema. After him are August Macke, Jacopo Bassano, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Andrea Pozzo, Ivan Kramskoi, and Lorenzo Lotto.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUlrika Eleonora of Denmark
1656 - 1693
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 236
Simon Vouet
1590 - 1649
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 237
John Collier
1850 - 1934
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 238
Jan van Goyen
1596 - 1656
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 239
Saskia van Uylenburgh
1612 - 1642
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 240
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
1836 - 1912
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 241
George Grosz
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 242
August Macke
1887 - 1914
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 243
Jacopo Bassano
1510 - 1592
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 244
Bartolommeo Bandinelli
1488 - 1560
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 245
Andrea Pozzo
1642 - 1709
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 246
Ivan Kramskoi
1837 - 1887
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 247
Lorenzo Lotto
1480 - 1556
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 248
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, George Grosz ranks 29. Before him are Harold Urey, Karl Mannheim, Paramahansa Yogananda, Palmiro Togliatti, Walter Baade, and Prajadhipok. After him are Damdin Sükhbaatar, Omar Bradley, Jomo Kenyatta, Lillian Gish, J. G. Strijdom, and Qazi Muhammad. Among people deceased in 1959, George Grosz ranks 20. Before him are Heitor Villa-Lobos, Boris Vian, D. F. Malan, William Halsey Jr., Shirō Ishii, and Camilo Cienfuegos. After him are Errol Flynn, Ettore Majorana, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Buddy Holly, Alfred Schütz, and Ritchie Valens.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsHarold Urey
CHEMIST
1893 - 1981
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 23
Karl Mannheim
SOCIOLOGIST
1893 - 1947
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 24
Paramahansa Yogananda
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 25
Palmiro Togliatti
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1964
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 26
Walter Baade
ASTRONOMER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 27
Prajadhipok
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1941
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 28
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 29
Damdin Sükhbaatar
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1923
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 30
Omar Bradley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1981
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 31
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 32
Lillian Gish
ACTOR
1893 - 1993
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 33
J. G. Strijdom
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 34
Qazi Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1947
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsHeitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 14
Boris Vian
WRITER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 15
D. F. Malan
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 16
William Halsey Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1959
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 17
Shirō Ishii
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 18
Camilo Cienfuegos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 1959
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 19
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 20
Errol Flynn
ACTOR
1909 - 1959
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 21
Ettore Majorana
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1959
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 22
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1959
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 23
Buddy Holly
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1959
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 24
Alfred Schütz
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1959
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 25
Ritchie Valens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1959
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 26
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, George Grosz ranks 653 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Marx (1863), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), Christopher Clavius (1538), Martin Niemöller (1892), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866), and Erhard Milch (1892). After him are August Macke (1887), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), Niklas Luhmann (1927), Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942), Werner Forssmann (1904), and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Marx
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1946
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 647
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1786 - 1861
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 648
Christopher Clavius
MATHEMATICIAN
1538 - 1612
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 649
Martin Niemöller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1892 - 1984
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 650
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
COMPANION
1866 - 1929
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 651
Erhard Milch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1972
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 652
George Grosz
PAINTER
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 653
August Macke
PAINTER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 654
Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland
COMPANION
1653 - 1697
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 655
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 656
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 657
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 658
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1811 - 1890
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 659
Among PAINTERS In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, George Grosz ranks 21. Before him are Gerhard Richter (1932), Hans von Aachen (1552), Hans Baldung (1484), Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515), Hendrik Goltzius (1558), and Gabriele Münter (1877). After him are August Macke (1887), Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805), Hans Holbein the Elder (1465), Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937), Erwin Bowien (1899), and Carl Spitzweg (1808).
Gerhard Richter
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 15
Hans von Aachen
1552 - 1615
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 16
Hans Baldung
1484 - 1545
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 17
Lucas Cranach the Younger
1515 - 1586
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 18
Hendrik Goltzius
1558 - 1617
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 19
Gabriele Münter
1877 - 1962
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 20
George Grosz
1893 - 1959
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 21
August Macke
1887 - 1914
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 22
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
1805 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 23
Hans Holbein the Elder
1465 - 1524
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 24
Bettina Heinen-Ayech
1937 - 2020
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 25
Erwin Bowien
1899 - 1972
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 26
Carl Spitzweg
1808 - 1885
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 27