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Der Butt by 
																	Gunter Grass

Gunter Grass

( German, 1927 - 2015 )

Der Butt

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Materials:

charcoal on blue-gray Ingres-handmade paper

Measurements:

19.65 in. (49.90 cm.) (height) by 25.63 in. (65.10 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'GRASS' with charcoal and illegible dated on right margin in the center as well as with the handwritten text 'Aber es könnte Aber es fehlt Aber es wird also Aber es bleibt doch ausgesprochen ... das Ende. Am 23 Mai 1977 schwamm mir der Butt weg, worauf ich mit mir alleine blieb und nicht wusste, wohin.' above and below the image

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