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Asger Jorn (1914-1973)
signed and dated and inscribed with title on the reverse Asger Jorn, Silkeborg 1952
Menneskes ved Roden (People strike Roots)
oil on canvas
77 x 51.5 cm
Executed circa 1952
signed and dated and inscribed with title on the reverse Asger Jorn, Silkeborg 1952
Menneskes ved Roden (People strike Roots)
oil on canvas
77 x 51.5 cm
Executed circa 1952
Provenance
Galerie Birch, Copenhagen
Henry Schmidt, Copenhagen
Henry Schmidt, Copenhagen
Literature
Guy Atkins, Jorn in Scandinavia, 1930-1953, London 1986, no. 719, p. 395
Exhibited
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Cobra, 1984, no. 149, p. 91 (ill.)
Action et Emotions, Peintures des années 50, 1985, no. 34, p. 47 Tokyo, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Cobra, 1986, no. 40, p. 42 (ill.)
Malmö, Konsthall, Cobra, 1986, no. 120 (ill.)
Taipei, Fine Arts Museum, Cobra up to ten years after, lot 87, p. 74 (ill.)
Stockholm, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Cobra as reflected by the Van Stuijvenberg collection, 1987, (ill.)
Odense, Kunsthallen Brandst Klaedefabrik, Cobra is my mirror, 1988, p. 144 (ill.)
Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk, Cobra 40 years later, 1988, no. 9, p. 149 (ill.)
Liège, Musée d'Art Moderne, La Boverie, Cobra Liège '93, 1993, no. 10, p. 177 (ill.)
Santiago, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Cobra hasta 12 aos después, 1994, p. 34 (ill.)
Buenos Aires, Museo de Arte Moderno, Cobra hasta 12 aos después, 1994, p. 34 (ill.)
Action et Emotions, Peintures des années 50, 1985, no. 34, p. 47 Tokyo, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Cobra, 1986, no. 40, p. 42 (ill.)
Malmö, Konsthall, Cobra, 1986, no. 120 (ill.)
Taipei, Fine Arts Museum, Cobra up to ten years after, lot 87, p. 74 (ill.)
Stockholm, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Cobra as reflected by the Van Stuijvenberg collection, 1987, (ill.)
Odense, Kunsthallen Brandst Klaedefabrik, Cobra is my mirror, 1988, p. 144 (ill.)
Amsterdam, Nieuwe Kerk, Cobra 40 years later, 1988, no. 9, p. 149 (ill.)
Liège, Musée d'Art Moderne, La Boverie, Cobra Liège '93, 1993, no. 10, p. 177 (ill.)
Santiago, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Cobra hasta 12 aos después, 1994, p. 34 (ill.)
Buenos Aires, Museo de Arte Moderno, Cobra hasta 12 aos después, 1994, p. 34 (ill.)