Harry van Kruiningen - Akhnaton. - Sold

Lithograph by Harry van Kruiningen. Title: Akhenaten. (Lithograph on the Hymn of the Sun by Akhenaten. In the original text and translation by Prof. Dr. A. de Buck. Amst., Le Canard, 1954, (59)p). Edition: HC Dimensions including passe-partout: H39 x W26.5cm. Dimensions representation: H21 x W15cm. The work is at the bottom left, signed by the artist. Harry van Kruiningen (pseudonym of Henri Adelbert Janssen) (Hansweert bij Kruiningen, January 28, 1906 – Laren (North Holland), June 30, 1996) was a Dutch painter, graphic artist, illustrator, monumental artist, designer of posters and book bindings, was a manufacturer of mosaic objects, ceramist, teacher at an academy, author of children's books and publisher. He painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits and made etchings and lithographs. Van Kruiningen became a lithographer after the liberation and also trained in other printing techniques. His work became more abstract and imaginative. He made four bibliophile folders with color lithographs for gallery and publisher Le Canard: Ovidius (1953), Akhenaten (1954), Gilgamesh (1955) and Heer Halewijn in 1956. His children's books De Tovertuin van Eekje Hoorn (1949) and Eekje Hoorn conquers (1948 ) for publisher Pegasus in Amsterdam, are illustrated with lithographs and drawings. In the 1950s he was very successful with printing lithographs on textiles. For example, he printed silk shawls and cotton curtain fabrics. This applied art was born out of financial need. In 1953 he was sent by the Prince Bernard Fund to record images of the flood disaster in Zeeland in lithographs. He went together with Jeanne Bieruma Oosting and Cor de Wolff. The lithographs and drawings were printed in large editions and sold for the benefit of the victims of the floods. Frame has some spots. Glass breakage is the buyer's risk when sending.