Description:

Henry Heerup, colour lithograph, listed Danish artist.

Colourful graphic composition with a figurative motif of a man driving a horse cart, executed as a colour lithograph in the artist’s distinctive naïve and symbol-rich style, signed in pencil and numbered 243/260.

Origin: Denmark.
Material: Paper.
Dimensions: Visual size 36 × 51 cm, total size 53 × 67 cm.
Period: 1970s.
Condition: In excellent condition with minor signs of handling.

Bio:
Henry Heerup (1907–1993) was a Danish sculptor, painter and printmaker and one of the most widely recognised figures in Danish modern art. Educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen from 1927 to 1932, he later became associated with the artist groups Linien and Høst and with the international CoBrA movement. Heerup is particularly known for his imaginative and colourful imagery featuring cyclists, animals and lovers, as well as for his sculptures and assemblages made from found materials. His work combines spontaneity, humour and symbolic storytelling and played an important role in popularising graphic art in Denmark.