‡IMRE GOTH (1893-1982) THE ARTIST'S GIRLFRIEND, BERLIN (C.1929) artist's monogram l.r. watercolour 30 x 45.8cm / 11.8 x 18in Goth studied in Budapest at the Academy, later moving to Weimar Berlin. He became well regarded as a portraitist and was favoured by the stars of the nascent German cinema. He was commissioned to paint a portrait of Goering which the Nazi Commander loathed, believing it to reveal his morphine addiction. Goth left Germany for England, having exhibited in Birmingham in 1935. At the outbreak of the Second World War he was interned on the Isle of Man. He became good friends with Alexander Korda, thus gaining entry to the world of British showbusiness. Provenance: Studio Sale, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 3rd March 1993