Asger Jorn (b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973)
Untitled, 1943. Unsigned; inscribed Asger Jorn on the reverse. Oil on board laid down on canvas. 41×50 cm.
Literature: Guy Atkins: “Jorn in Scandinavia 1930–1953”, London 1968, no. 310, reproduced p. 351. Provenance: Mrs. M. Kaalund-Jørgensen, Copenhagen. Provenance: Edvard Brink, Copenhagen. Provenance: Tage Andersen, Copenhagen. Provenance: Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner, auction 250, Copenhagen 1962, cat. no. 118. Provenance: Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner, auction 519, Copenhagen 2001, cat. no. 92, reproduced p. 31. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
This panel and the similar panel (Guy Atkins no. 309) were original two doors of a kitchen cupboard on which Jorn painted at the painter Martin Kaalund-Jørgensen house. These doors were dismounted and sold to a dealer who glued canvas to the reverse and the edges of the panels. Later sold at an auction in Kunsthallen, Kunstauktioner, Copenhagen February 1962. (ref. Atkins no. 309).
Condition report available on request
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