Bidspirit auction | [CARICATURES WW II]

[CARICATURES WW II] - Collection of over 300 caricatures published in the ”Brusseler Zeitung” c. 1940-1944 Mostly in Chinese ink, some in camaïeu, various dimensions; signed, monogrammed or unsigned, some captioned in German, most often with the printer's name in blue or red pencil on the back, some with the stamp ”Bezahlt” (paid). A few pieces are dusty, irregularly cut, etc. otherwise good general condition. The ”Brusseler Zeitung” was the official German newspaper published in Belgium. Rare and interesting collection of very diverse drawings, some innocuous, illustrative or even humorous, others with a more pronounced propaganda, political connotation. Figuring Churchill, Roosevelt, Anthony Eden, Haile Selassie a.o. Among the other drawings, many pieces by ”Van. B.” including some article headings and portraits of sportsmen and others, other pieces by Virnich, also by ”M” including 1 captioned: ”Vous admettrez que les Allemands se battent pour du blé et du pétrole, tandis que les Anglais, eux, se battent pour l'honneur/ Chacun se bat pour ce qu'il n'a pas, chère madame”, etc. Also noteworthy are the headings of sections including ”Ernest Claes/ Jugend” or ”Die Dorfmusik”, ”Wies Moens/ 30 Tage Krieg”, ”Spionageverdachtig”, etc.