Walter Gotschke 1942 military prints/lithographs Rare

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Walter Gotschke 1942 military prints/lithographs Rare:
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Description: WALTER GROTSCHKE FOUR LITHOGRAPHS
Four lithographs, 6\" x 8 1/4\" each, sketched by renowned German artist Walter Gotschke (1912-2000) on order of the Magazine Signal in 1942 while being part of the Propaganda-Kompanie in Russia.
Each print is 6\" x 8 1/4\" they are attached to a larger piece of thicker paper, 2 prints have separated from lager paper.The prints are signed and dated 1942.
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Walter Gotschke born Oct 14, 1912, died Aug 28, 2000.
Walter Gotschke is one of the names intimately linked with the early history of automotive art, a subset of illustration that followed the rise of the importance of automobiles themselves in the 20th Century.

Gotschke was born in the Czech Republic, but spent much of his career in Germany while it was under nazi rule and was drafted into military service during WW II. His portrayals of German cars, including many advertisements for mercedes and Diamler, were accompanied by illustrations of WW II era aircraft and other non-automotive subjects.

His illustrations of various automobiles also included Italian, American and other car makers.

Gotschke is perhaps most often associated with his lively, sketch-like gouache illustrations of classic racing cars, roaring around tracks, their distinctive grilles punching through dust and smoke, as daredevil drivers coaxed the machines through twists and turns.