La Menace I

La Menace I is an original color etching and aquatint on wove paper, realized in 1978 by the Belgian illustrator Jean Michel Folon (1934-2005). 

Hand-signed in capital letter and in pencil on the lower left margin.

Hand-numbered in pencil and in Arabic numerals on the lower right margin.   From a limited edition of 50 prints.

The complete edition is composed of 50 specimens numbered 1/50 to 50/50 on wove paper, and  10 artist proofs numbered EA I/X to EA X/X.

This original print was created in association with Christian Guerin and printed on his press to Cailleville in France and published by Alice Editions. 

With the embossed stamp "Alice Editions" , and the autograph inscriptions on plate, on the lower right margin and written on the reverse: "Décembre 1978 Cailleville". 

In excellent conditions, full margins, with bright colors, this original print is an illustration with the unmistakable sign of the great graphic master, Jean Michel Folon. Absolutely to collect!

Jean Michel Folon  (1934 – 2005) 

The Belgian illustrator, painter, and sculptor, Jean Michel Folon worked with many materials and in many fields: watercolor, printmaking, sculpture, tapestries, paintings, stamps, and theater sets. His work is inspired by the principles of poetry.

Among other exhibitions, he had solo shows at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels (1975), at the Lefebre Gallery in New York, and at the Alice Pauli Gallery in Lausanne (1979). In 1990, a major exhibition brought together his works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The artist founded his own museum, the “Fondation Folon” in 2000, located in La Hulpe Solvay in Belgium.

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