Karl Rossing (1897 - 1987) A fine twentieth century painter, printmaker and illustrator, Karl Rossing was at the vanguard of that praiseworthy group of concerned artists who recognised the dangerously shifting political and social developments of their country and had the courage to depict it. In the late 1920’s a growing unease permeated Germany, leading to an eventual militarist and authoritarian takeover for which the ‘civilised’ world is still paying a heavy debt. Karl Rossing was one of the first artists to criticise Hitler and his followers. Today his works are held by major institutions & galleries around the world. 

Foujita, Leibling der Laien – Foujita, Darling of the Drunks [or fools]: By 1933, School-of-Paris artist Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) was welcomed back as a minor celebrity to Japan, where he stayed and became a noted producer of militaristic propaganda during the war. For example, in 1938 the Imperial Navy Information Office supported his visit to China as an official war artist. Foujita left Japan after the war. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a Japanese Issei [first-generation American] painter who worked for the United States Office of War Information during WWII, showed opposition to Foujita’s art show at the Kennedy Galleries. Yasuo called Foujita a fascist, imperialist, and expansionist.

100% original & not a reproduction. Signed in the block  KR 31    It measures 19.5cms x 14.7cms. The rear is blank. Very nice condition.