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Lot 564
Lars Bo (Danish, 1924-1999), La Petite Sirène (The Little Mermaid), Complete Portfolio Suite (10)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Original cloth-bound portfolio including etchings and aquatints in color on wove paper, 1977, each artist-signed and marked "92/100" in pencil lower margin, all sheets with Rives watermark, edited by Harry H. Lunn, Jr. for Graphics International Ltd., printed by Atelier Rigal, also to include sheets with accompanying text.

Sheet Size 22 x 17.625 in.; Portfolio 23.5 x 18.875 in.

Lars Bo was born in Denmark and eventually moved to Paris, where he remained to practice art. This rare suite presents Bo's illlustrated interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. The textual portion of the story at the beginning of the portfolio contains translations in French, Danish, English, and Japanese.

Foxing to cover sheet and some illustrations with several faint foxing marks, otherwise sheets in crisp condition with strong impressions.

$500 - 1,000