A Satirist of Shattered Worlds: The Life and Art of George Grosz George Grosz, born Georg Ehrenfried Groß in Berlin in 1893, was a visual chronicler of societal decay and political upheaval. His art wasn’t merely *of* its time—the tumultuous Weimar Republic and the rise of fascism—it was a visceral reaction to it, a furious indictment rendered in jagged lines and grotesque caricatures. Grosz didn't simply depict Berlin; he dissected it, exposing its moral rot with unflinching honesty. The early years of his life were marked by instability following his father’s death, an event that propelled…