Bidspirit auction | Karl May (1901–1976), three drawings


Karl May (1901–1976), three drawings by th - Karl May (1901–1976), three drawings by the German-Canadian Expressionist who studied in Prague and Vienna. His works were shown in the Nazi exhibition “Degenerate Art” and later destroyed. After several years in Iran, where he taught at the Academy in Tehran, he emigrated to Canada. Standing buffalo, chickens, and ducks, chalk on paper, 1 signed by hand and dated “May 47,” with mounting residue and slight edge imperfections, sheet dimensions up to 43 x 62 cm