Per Kirkeby (b. Copenhagen 1938, d. s.p. 2018)
”Mammuttæppe” (Carpet with mammoth), 1976–77. Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on masonite. 122×122 cm.
Literature: Ane Hejlskov Larsen: "Per Kirkeby. Malerier 1957–1977, Copenhagen, 2002, no. 346, ill. p. 296. Exhibited: Decembristerne, Den Frie Udstillings Bygning, Copenhagen, 1977, cat. no. 54. Exhibited: “Per Kirkeby”, Kunsthalle Bern, Schweiz and Aarhus Kunstmuseum, 1979, cat. no. 39. Exhibited: “Per Kirkeby”, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, 1990, cat. no. 39. Exhibited: “Per Kirkeby. Måleri/Paintings. Skulptur/Sculpture. Teckningar/Drawings. Böcker/Books. Film/Films 1964–1990”, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1990, cat. no. 37. Exhibited: “Per Kirkeby”, Museet for Samtidskonst, Oslo, Norway, 1990–1991, cat. no. 20. Exhibited: “Per Kirkeby. Maalauksia. Veistoksia. Piirustuksia. Kirjoja. Elokuvia 1964–1990”, Porin Taidemuseo, Helsinki, Finland, 1991, cat. no. 37.
Provenance: The collection of Lily Weiding & Morten Grunwald, Copenhagen.
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Paintings and sculptures, 27 September 2022