Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007) - Mod himlen

Carl-Henning PEDERSEN Original lithograph "Mod himlen", after ink drawing 1953
Signed and dated 1953 in print
Dimensions: 42 × 31 cm.
Printed: Tryckeriet Arme og Ben ApS, Copenhagen, 1989
Edition: 500

Very good condition.
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Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007) was a Danish painter and a key member of the COBRA movement. He was known as the "Scandinavian Chagall", and was one of the leading Danish artists of the second half of the 20th century. He was married to Else Alfelt, another prominent CoBrA member.
Pedersen travelled on foot to Paris in 1939, where he saw works by Picasso and Matisse. He visited the exhibition of "degenerate art" (entartete Kunst) in Frankfurt am Main on his way home, where he was inspired by the paintings on show, particularly the works of Chagall, which remained a strong influence on his art for the rest of his life. He joined the Høst group during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, writing about medieval Danish murals for its journal, Helhesten, and continued to produce seditiously modern abstract works.
He and his wife were amongst the founding members of the CoBrA movement in 1948. The movement took its name from the European cities where its founders were based: Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam. They both remained with the group until it dissolved in 1951, producing free-form, spontaneous images in strong, fantastic colours.