Bidspirit auction | Alfred Beier-Red (1902–2001), large collec

Alfred Beier-Red (1902–2001), large collec - Alfred Beier-Red (1902–2001), large collection of 23 original drawings from the 1920s through the 1970s by the prominent German cartoonist. He worked primarily for the communist press, such as *Die Rote Post* and *Die Rote Fahne*, and to protect himself from reprisals, he usually signed his work with the pseudonym “Red.” He was a co-founder of the “Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists,” and from 1946 onward, he worked primarily for *Neue Deutschland*. His original drawings and prints are held, among other places, by the German Historical Museum, but are rarely found on the market. 24 sketches for political caricatures in pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper, mostly signed by hand, including portraits from the 1920s, animal caricatures, sketches from the Fürstenwalde Trial, etc., Signs of age and storage; included is a caricature by Louis Rauwolf critical of the NPD. Sheet sizes up to 57 x 40 cm