Asger Jorn (b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973)
“Bel-Air” (Beautiful Sky), Læsø 1971. Signed Jorn; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 89×116 cm.
Literature: Guy Atkins: “Asger Jorn. The Final Years 1965–1973”, no. 1935, ill. p. 224. Exhibited: “Cobra idag” (Cobra Today), Bergen Kunstforening, Norway, 1972, cat. no. 27. Exhibited: “Øjets blikstille: Asger Jorn”, one-man exhibition of 17 paintings, Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, 1972, cat. no. 10, ill. in colours in the exhibition catalogue. Exhibited: “Art danois 1945–1973”, Grand Palais, Paris, 1973, cat. no. 129. Exhibited: Mixed exhibition, organised by Galerie Birch, Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen, 1978, cat. no. 79. Exhibited: “Jorn International”, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, 2011, cat. no. 7, ill. p. 113. Provenance: Galerie Birch, Copenhagen. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
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CoBrA, 5 December 2023