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 Beuys, Nam 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.

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"Det genskabte køkken", 1980

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Model for Ballerup

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Model for Ballerup

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Untitled. Modification of an..., 1976

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Untitled. Modification of an..., 1976

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”Gennem skoven” (Through the Forest), 1964

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”Gennem skoven” (Through the Forest), 1964

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 2006

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Untitled, 1987

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Untitled, 1987

Sale Date: September 22, 2022

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“Flodfjældets skønhed” (The beauty of..., 1976–1977

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“Flodfjældets skønhed” (The beauty of..., 1976–1977

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"Jac-Mas", 1976

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”Mammuttæppe” (Carpet with mammoth), 1976–1977

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”Mammuttæppe” (Carpet with mammoth), 1976–1977

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Blatt II, 1984

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Blatt II, 1984

Sale Date: September 6, 2022

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Blatt VI, 1984

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Blatt VI, 1984

Sale Date: September 6, 2022

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Det Genskabte Køkken, 1970

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Det Genskabte Køkken, 1970

Sale Date: August 30, 2022

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Asger Jorn på Læsø, 2012

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Asger Jorn på Læsø, 2012

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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Stentryk, 1986

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Stentryk, 1986

Sale Date: August 9, 2022

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Untitled Abstract, 1984

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Untitled Abstract, 1984

Sale Date: July 24, 2022

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Det genskabte køkken, 1980

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Det genskabte køkken, 1980

Sale Date: August 2, 2022

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Untitled, 1994

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Untitled, 1994

Sale Date: July 5, 2022

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Sportsvogn (om tegneserie- og..., 1964

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Sportsvogn (om tegneserie- og..., 1964

Sale Date: July 5, 2022

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Baum. Dänish (Tree. Danish) (Modification), 1984

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Baum. Dänish (Tree. Danish) (Modification), 1984

Sale Date: July 5, 2022

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Et Europæisk Maleri II (A European painting..., 1976

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Et Europæisk Maleri II (A European painting..., 1976

Sale Date: July 5, 2022

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Et minde om gamle dage (A Memory of Old Days), 1974

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Et minde om gamle dage (A Memory of Old Days), 1974

Sale Date: July 1, 2022

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Neid (Envy), 1986

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Neid (Envy), 1986

Sale Date: July 1, 2022

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Sous les arbes (efter Monticelli) (Under the , 1980

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Sous les arbes (efter Monticelli) (Under the , 1980

Sale Date: July 1, 2022

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