Lars Bo (1924–1999) – “manuscript,” 1971 – Original Etching, Signed, 56/120

A beautiful original etching by Lars Bo (1924–1999), titled “Manuscript”, created in 1971.

Print signed in pencil by the artist and numbered 56/120, corresponding to No. 121 in Ludmilla Balfour’s catalogue raisonné. The sheet also bears the dry stamp of the Galerie des Peintres-Graveurs J. Frapier, Paris, a leading Parisian gallery in the field of modern printmaking that maintained a close relationship with Lars Bo.

A work characteristic of the poetic and fantastical universe of Lars Bo, a major figure in postwar French printmaking, whose prints are now sought after by collectors of surrealist prints and original engravings.

Lars Bo, “Manuscrit,” 1971
Original etching on paper
Signed in pencil and numbered 56/120
Paper dimensions: 65.5 x 50 cm
Plate dimensions: 41.5 x 34.5 cm
L. Balfour, no. 121
Dry stamp of the Galerie des Peintres-Graveurs J. Frapier, Paris
Very fine example on Arches paper.
Various pencil annotations on the reverse (see photos)

Shipped rolled or available for pickup in Belgium (Brussels, Namur)