Held og Hasard

This book was printed in a limited edition, of which this book is the 22nd copy. Signed 

Inserted: An invitation to Asger Jorn's exhibition in Galerie van de Loo in june 1989. 

Asger Jorn: Held og Hasard - [luck or chance]. Silkeborg 1952. 1st edition. Hand printed with 79 original linocuts in colour by Asger Jorn. Nr. B22 of 24 numbered copies of the rare variant B-series numbered and signed by Asger Jorn. This copy does not include the title on the cover. Bound in original half cloth with decorated boards.

Asger Jorn (1914–1973) was the central figure in the Cobra movement around 1948. Only a few years later he became ill and was taken to the sanatorium of Silkeborg where he wrote his central work on aesthetics and philosophy “Held og Hasard” (1951–52). He said of this work: “Denne bog handler om det ophøjede, længslen mod det høje” (“This book deals with the sublime, the longing for the elevated”). Van de Loo # 123.