Per Kirkeby

(Danish, 1938–2018)

Per Kirkeby is a Danish artist whose interest in geology and natural environments exerted great influence over his paintings and brick sculptures. Entrenched in the conceptual understanding of structures, Kirkeby worked within specific parameters to contain the urgency of mark making. “A structure-less painting is, to me, a painting that does not matter. Structure mirrors your degree of responsibility toward the work,” he once said. “You can't just let it float around in pretty colors. It needs a kind of core.” Born on September 1, 1938 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Kirkeby studied geology at the University of Copenhagen, but continued to pursue his art practice, producing paintings, sculpture, films, and prints. During the 1960s, Kireby’s performance art led him to collaborations with Fluxus artists, including Joseph BeuysNam June Paik, and Charlotte Moorman. Sadly, in 2013 Kirkeby suffered a serious brain injury in a fall, was unable to paint prior to his death on May 9, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, among others.

Per Kirkeby Artworks

Per Kirkeby (1,992 results)
Blatt VII from the series “7..., 1984

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Blatt VII from the series “7..., 1984

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Three compositions, 1981

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Three compositions, 1981

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Collage, 1964

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Collage, 1964

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition, 1980

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Composition, 1980

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“Blatt II” from the series “7..., 1984

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“Blatt II” from the series “7..., 1984

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Untitled, 1998

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Untitled, 1998

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Untitled, 1984

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Untitled, 1984

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Herbst III, 1988

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Herbst III, 1988

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Læsø-Hoved I, 1983

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Læsø-Hoved I, 1983

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Composition, 1989

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Composition, 1989

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Untitled from “7 Radierungen”, Blatt I, 1987

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Untitled from “7 Radierungen”, Blatt I, 1987

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Untitled, diptych, Killeberg, july-August 1967, 1967

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Untitled, diptych, Killeberg, july-August 1967, 1967

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Untitled, 1986

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Untitled, 1986

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Composition in two parts from “Det genskabte , 1980

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Composition in two parts from “Det genskabte , 1980

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Two composition from “Rebeccas Billedark”, 1974

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Two composition from “Rebeccas Billedark”, 1974

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Three compositions

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Three compositions

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Untitled, 1989

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Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: February 14, 2023

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Two compositions

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Two compositions

Sale Date: February 14, 2023

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Det genskabte køkken, 1980

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Det genskabte køkken, 1980

Sale Date: February 14, 2023

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