Leon Berkowitz

Transition Ed. of 250

1982

"Grusgrav", a wonderfully minimal yet expressive mid century modern abstract limited edition hand signed lithograph by Frede Christoffersen (Danish, 1919-1987). This 1962 color-field abstract features a subdued palette of earthy golden rod yellows and sage, the geometric areas of color divided into fractured shapes with organic and expressive texture. Grusgrav, the title of the piece, is Danish for gravel pit. Titled "Grusgrav", signed with the artist's initials "FC" and dated "62" lower right. Numbered "36/80" lower left. Signed "Frede Christoffersen" on verso. Official Org. U.M. Grafik warranty certificate stamp on verso. Displayed in a vintage painted wood frame. Image size: 11.5"H x 17"W. Another lithograph print of "Grusgrav" from the same edition, number 44/80, is included in the collection of the Fuglsang Art Museum (Fuglsang Kunstmuseum) on the island of Lolland in Denmark. Born in Borup, Denmark, outside out Copenhagen. Christoffersen spent a short period at the Copenhagen Arts and Crafts School before travelling to the Far East in 1940-41. The result was his 20 "Smaa sorte Tegninger" published in 1941. From 1942 to 1943, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, both at the graphic arts school and at the school of painting, under Aksel Jørgensen...

Ellsworth Kelly's "Black with White," created between 1964 and 1965, is a lithograph on Rives BFK paper, measuring 35 1/4 x 23 3/4 inches. This piece is part of a limited edition of ...

Ellsworth Kelly Germigny, 1973-76 Lithograph with Debasing on 300-gram Rives BFK Paper 34 x 41 inches Edition of 16 Signed, Numbered, and Dated Germigny, created by Ellsworth Kelly ...

Ellsworth Kelly Germigny, 1973-76 Lithograph with Debasing on 300-gram Rives BFK Paper 34 x 41 inches Edition of 16 Signed, Numbered, and Dated Germigny, created by Ellsworth Kelly ...