Ivo Damme - Linosnede 'De Walkurenrit' (fraai gelijst!)

Beautiful linocut by Frank-Ivo van Damme (also: Ivo Damme) entitled 'De Walkurenrit' from 1971. Numbered in pencil (61/200) and signed. The whole is enclosed behind glass in a simple but elegant black wooden frame. Can be mounted on the wall.
Dimensions frame: 56 x 37 x 1.5 cm. Dimensions of the statue approx. 32 x 21 cm.
Condition: very good, the frame has some minor spots, otherwise excellent.
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† The Valkyries (Old Norse valkyrjar) are battle goddesses of Norse mythology. Originally they were grim goddesses of death and war, who roamed the battlefields on the backs of hellhounds in search of fallen (fallen) heroes, who could serve as messengers for Odin for the final battle during Ragnarok.
Eventually the Valkyries evolved in popular culture from ugly witches mainly to fair maidens. They were the servants or daughters of Odin and wore fine armor with helmets and spears and sat on winged horses.
Richard Wagner has used one of the Valkyries myths in Der Ring des Nibelungen. In this myth Brunnhilde is a Valkyrie. The first day of the Ring is called Die Walküre ||