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ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING BY WELL KNOWN GERMAN BORN ARTIST KARL MAY.SIGNED "MAY" ON BOTTOM..FRAMED BY THE ARTIST.MEASURING 17" X 19.1/2"-ALUMINUM FRAME,DOUBLE MATTED .IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.THIS DRAWING AND TWO MORE WHICH I HAVE - SAME STYLE- WAS DONE BY KARL MAY JUST BEFORE HIS DEATH-IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED.(SOURCE-KARL MAY'S BEST FRIEND OF THE TIME-FROM WHOM I'VE PURCHASED ALL MY KARL MAY'S WORKS) BORN IN GERMANY 1901 AND DIED IN 1976 IN CANADA.HE WAS A PROLIFIC ARTIST USING MANY TECHNIQUES AS..OILS AND ACRYLICS,COLLAGES,HINTERGLAS (PAINTING BEHIND THE GLASS)DRAWINGS,ETC.IN 1939 IN BERLIN HIS PAINTINGS WERE BURNED BY NAZIS,CONSIDERED DEGENERATE ART.LATER HE BECAME ARTISTIC ADVISER FOR THE SHAH OF IRAN 1949.IN 1952 HE CAME TO CANADA AND BECAME A CANADIAN CITIZEN.IN 1972 KARL MAY RETROSPECTIVE WAS ORGANIZED BY THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES OF CANADA.BOOKLET SHOWN IN PHOTO PLEASE NOTE: WE SHIP FROM CANADA BY USPS VIA OUR OFFICE IN MOOERS,NY.IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU THE BEST COMPETITIVE PRICES. ALL REASONABLE OFFERS ACCEPTED. 5 STARS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US,WE THRIVE TO DESERVE THEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MINDSHIPPING CHARGES INCLUDE TRANSFER ACROSS THE BORDER FROM CANADA TO US,WHICH ADD A 15% ON TOP OF THE USPS CHARGES. WE PAY A MINIMUM OF 10% MORE THAN WHAT WE CHARGE. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.