Asger Jorn

(Danish, 1914–1973)

Asger Jorn was a Danish artist and co-founder of the CoBrA group alongside Karel Appel. The artist experimented with spontaneous line and semi-figurative representation in paintings he called “modifications.” These works were primarily made atop traditional landscape paintings he collected from flea markets, over which Jorn painted irreverent abstractions or monstrous forms. “A creative train of thought is set off by the unexpected, the unknown, the accidental, the disorderly, the absurd, the impossible,” he once said. Born Asger Oluf Jørgensen on March 3, 1914 in Vejrum, Denmark, the young artist drove himself to Paris in 1936, where he enrolled in Fernand Léger’s private art school. Returning to Denmark the following year, Jorn continued his education at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Besides CoBrA, the artist also contributed to Guy Debord’s Situationist International with works which attempted to change people’s behaviors towards art, writing, and the spaces they lived in. Jorn continued painting until his death on May 1, 1973 in Aarhus, Denmark. In 2010, the Silkeborg Museum of Art in Denmark was renamed the Museum Jorn in his honor. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, among others.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

In the beginning was the image, 1965 - 1965
Sold price: 2,099,500 USD

Asger Jorn News

Editors' Picks: 10 Art Events to See in New York This Week

Editors' Picks: 10 Art Events to See in New York This Week

Art & Exhibitions

Rediscovering the Sensual Multiculturalism of Wifredo Lam at Centre Pompidou

by Emily Nathan

Rediscovering the Sensual Multiculturalism of Wifredo Lam at Centre Pompidou

Art & Exhibitions

Money, Natural Beauty and Great Art Make St. Moritz Art Masters 2015 Irresistible

by Hili Perlson

Money, Natural Beauty and Great Art Make St. Moritz Art Masters 2015 Irresistible

Asger Jorn Artworks

Asger Jorn (5,947 results)

Untitled from the series “Von Kopf bis..., 1966–1967

Asger Jorn

Untitled from the series “Von Kopf bis..., 1966–1967

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Nuit dechirée”, 1969

Asger Jorn

“Nuit dechirée”, 1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Le forêt demivierge”, 1955

Asger Jorn

“Le forêt demivierge”, 1955

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Composition

Asger Jorn

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Nostalgie sans espoir”, 1958

Asger Jorn

“Nostalgie sans espoir”, 1958

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Die Geschichte vom Teuren Brot”, 1972

Asger Jorn

“Die Geschichte vom Teuren Brot”, 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Vive la revolution pasioné”, Paris 1968, 1968

Asger Jorn

“Vive la revolution pasioné”, Paris 1968, 1968

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Caput Mortuum”, 1953

Asger Jorn

“Caput Mortuum”, 1953

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1944

Asger Jorn

Untitled, 1944

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1950

Asger Jorn

Untitled, 1950

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“La commité de provocation de la beauté..., 1953

Asger Jorn

“La commité de provocation de la beauté..., 1953

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Rideau convolant”, 1971

Asger Jorn

“Rideau convolant”, 1971

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1969

Asger Jorn

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Opus 2 d'une mythe muet”, 1952

Asger Jorn

“Opus 2 d'une mythe muet”, 1952

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Le droit de l'aigle”, 1951

Asger Jorn

“Le droit de l'aigle”, 1951

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Le droit de l'aigle”, 1966

Asger Jorn

“Le droit de l'aigle”, 1966

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled (Jeg glemmer ...), 1948

Asger Jorn

Untitled (Jeg glemmer ...), 1948

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Figure (Man skulle tro, 1948

Asger Jorn

Figure (Man skulle tro, 1948

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled, from the ARS-Folio, 1945

Asger Jorn

Untitled, from the ARS-Folio, 1945

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Selvportræt” (Self Portrait), 1966

Asger Jorn

“Selvportræt” (Self Portrait), 1966

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Figure composition, 1948

Asger Jorn

Figure composition, 1948

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1958

Asger Jorn

Untitled, 1958

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Hibou Sortilège”, 1971

Asger Jorn

“Hibou Sortilège”, 1971

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

“Caresse Géologique”, 1942

Asger Jorn

“Caresse Géologique”, 1942

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

Auction Closed

Previous 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.