Renate Scheer Kalkofen "In Outer Space," 1966, Signed Print, Ed. 6 wooden bear carving as if from an Xacto

as if from an Xacto knife

It is framed by incised banding around the perimeter of the lid as well as near the top and bottom of the sides

The solid orange/red lacquer handle at the center of the top makes this box particularly nice

and their horses too

Renate Scheer Kalkofen "In Outer Space," 1966, Signed Print, Ed. 6 wooden bear carving as if from an XactoThere is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935 2013) who created this gorgeous "In Outer Space" print in 1966, as well as a few others I am listing from a couple years earlier. I do know she was a graduate of Tufts University and spent much of her life in the nearby Boston suburb of Belmont, where there are records of her exhibiting from the 1960s and 70s all the way through 2011. And I know from the dealer I purchased the