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Hommage à Baudelaire
Details
Asger Jorn (1914-1973)
Hommage à Baudelaire
signed and dated 'Asger J. '42' (lower right), and signed and dated again and inscribed 'Na Lyngby Hvor Høostaftenerne er, gennemtrængende-Aa gennemtrangende, lige til aet smertelige ti der, gives dejlige føolelser, hvis vaghed ikke, udelukker intensiteten, Ingen pile er skarpere, end uendelighedens. Baudelaire, Asger Jornensen.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
82.5 x 96.5 cm.
Hommage à Baudelaire
signed and dated 'Asger J. '42' (lower right), and signed and dated again and inscribed 'Na Lyngby Hvor Høostaftenerne er, gennemtrængende-Aa gennemtrangende, lige til aet smertelige ti der, gives dejlige føolelser, hvis vaghed ikke, udelukker intensiteten, Ingen pile er skarpere, end uendelighedens. Baudelaire, Asger Jornensen.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
82.5 x 96.5 cm.
Provenance
Max and Inger Worzner, Vejle, Denmark.
Poul Borchsenius, Randers, Denmark.
John Craven, Paris.
Galerie Krugier, Geneva.
Grünebaum Gallery, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 18 November 1981, lot 10.
Stéphane Janssen, Brussels.
His sale, Christie's London, 30 April 1999, lot 21.
Poul Borchsenius, Randers, Denmark.
John Craven, Paris.
Galerie Krugier, Geneva.
Grünebaum Gallery, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 18 November 1981, lot 10.
Stéphane Janssen, Brussels.
His sale, Christie's London, 30 April 1999, lot 21.
Literature
G. Atkins, Jorn in Scandinavia 1930-1953, New York 1968, no. 264, p. 346 (ill.)
Exhibited
Aarhus, Denmark, Universitet, Asger Jorn - Robert Jacobsen, April 1961, no. 20.
Copenhagen, Kunstnernes Kunsthandel, CoBrA, September-October 1961, no. 78 (ill. p. 11)
Paris, Galerie de Seine, Exposition de Groupe, January 1962 (ill. on the catalogue cover).
Basel, Kunsthalle, Asger Jorn - Eugène Dodeigne, October-November 1964, no. 11.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jorn, December 1964-January 1965, no. 11. This exhibition later travelled to Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum, February 1965.
New York, Grünenbaum Gallery, Asger Jorn: Paintings 1942 - 1968, October-November 1974 (ill.).
Copenhagen, Kunstnernes Kunsthandel, CoBrA, September-October 1961, no. 78 (ill. p. 11)
Paris, Galerie de Seine, Exposition de Groupe, January 1962 (ill. on the catalogue cover).
Basel, Kunsthalle, Asger Jorn - Eugène Dodeigne, October-November 1964, no. 11.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jorn, December 1964-January 1965, no. 11. This exhibition later travelled to Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum, February 1965.
New York, Grünenbaum Gallery, Asger Jorn: Paintings 1942 - 1968, October-November 1974 (ill.).
Special notice
Import VAT applies; the total amount payable is 127.5% of the hammer price.