Lot: 8190
Date of sale: 15. Fri Nov 2024
Alfred Beier-Red (1902-2001), imp
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Alfred Beier-Red (1902-2001), important German caricaturist, worked mainly for the communist press, such as ”Die Rote Post”, ”Die Rote Fahne” etc., to protect himself from reprisals he usually signed with the pseudonym ”Red”. He was a co-founder of the ”Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists” and from 1946 he worked mainly for ”Neues Deutschland”. His original drawings and graphics are represented in the German Historical Museum, among others, but are rarely found on the market. Three graphics on the subject of colonialism: ”The drum of Lumumba calls – forward Africa!”, ”Times… …Wende” (two etchings on one sheet), as well as screen print. 2 x signed by hand, sheet dimensions up to 60 x 42 cm
Category: Contemporary Arts