BRIGITTE HANF EMBOSSED FIGURATIVE LITHOGRPAH: The deeply embossed lithograph stares with an intensity reminiscent of Willem de Kooning on color choice and violent choice of color and line, titled ‘Man Sitting II;’ Numbered 11 of 50 examples, signed and titled in the margins, 28”h x 22”w. Artist Brigitte Hanf Illustrated the 1968 first edition translation of ‘Beowulf.’ translated by Kevin Crossley-Holland. 1974 ‘A Bestiary,’ Hanf’s linocuts combined with John Fillers poems, released an as open edition and limited and numbered edition. Exhibitions: 1977 April 27 -- "Flights of Fancy: Four Points of View." Lithographs by Brigitte Hanf, other work by Claude Saucy Marc Simont and Winifred Van Duyl. 1977, Oxford Gallery United Kingdom.
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Excellent condition