Lot: 8179
Date of sale: 16. Tue Apr 2024
Karl May (1901-1976), German-Ca
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Karl May (1901-1976), German-Canadian expressionist who studied in Prague and Vienna. His works were shown in the Feme exhibition ”Degenerate Art” and later destroyed. After several years in Iran, where he taught at the academy in Tehran, he emigrated to Canada. ”Baboon” from his series of reduced animal depictions reminiscent of Mataré, color crayon on washed paper (not fixed), signed and dated ”may 49” lower left, marginal tears, slight traces of storage, sheet measures 62 x 48.5 cm
Category: Contemporary Arts
