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Bonnefoi, Geneviève

Bonnefoi, Geneviève. Bengt Olson. Entre ciel et terre. With an original artwork in ink. Med dedikation och ett originalarbete i bläck av Bengt Olson. smi-l´art se raconte, Paris, utan år. Kring 1981.
Hardbound 4:o in publisher's illustrated and laminated paper binding. No dust jacket, as issued. Part of the laminate loose in rear hinge, else fine! French edition of this monography on the Swedish artist Bengt Olson, b. 1930, and active in Paris. Text in French. On front flyleaf and title page a large original work of art in ink and an inscription i ink in Swedish: "Paris 7/9 -81. Till vännen Nisse. Jag tycker du sätter sprätt och sprider glädje där du går fram och det är alltid något att prisa. Vännen Bengt." Numerous reproductions in b/w and color. 113 p.
Bengt Olson among other things convinced Picasso to place a monumental sculpture in concrete in his small hometown Kristinehamn in Värmland, Sweden.