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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Ohne Titel, Blatt XI der Folge 13 Radierungen, 1990

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Ohne Titel, Blatt XI der Folge 13 Radierungen, 1990

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Five compositions in portfolio, 1980

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Five compositions in portfolio, 1980

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Compositon, 1988

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Compositon, 1988

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

Sale Date: August 31, 2021

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Blatt II der Folge 6 Tafeln, 1985

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Blatt II der Folge 6 Tafeln, 1985

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Untitled, 1981

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Untitled, 1981

Sale Date: September 17, 2021

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980, 1980

Sale Date: August 24, 2021

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Composition, 1998

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Composition, 1998

Sale Date: August 10, 2021

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Sketch for brick sculpture, 1990

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Sketch for brick sculpture, 1990

Sale Date: August 10, 2021

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken, 1980

Sale Date: August 3, 2021

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken, 1980

Sale Date: August 3, 2021

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Composition, 1982

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Composition, 1982

Sale Date: July 6, 2021

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Composition in two parts, 1989

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Composition in two parts, 1989

Sale Date: July 6, 2021

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Five compositions in portfolio, 1980

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Five compositions in portfolio, 1980

Sale Date: June 29, 2021

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Two compositions, 1964

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Two compositions, 1964

Sale Date: June 29, 2021

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Ohne Titel (Untitled), 1968

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Ohne Titel (Untitled), 1968

Sale Date: July 2, 2021

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Untitled, 1968

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Untitled, 1968

Sale Date: July 2, 2021

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Paravent, 1983

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Paravent, 1983

Sale Date: June 30, 2021

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Composition, 1992

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Composition, 1992

Sale Date: June 22, 2021

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Ohne Titel, 2001–2025

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Ohne Titel, 2001–2025

Sale Date: June 19, 2021

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Composition, 1985

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Composition, 1985

Sale Date: June 22, 2021

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Five compositions, 1980

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Five compositions, 1980

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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Composition, 1994

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Composition, 1994

Sale Date: June 15, 2021

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“Figurer”, 1964–66, 1964–1966

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“Figurer”, 1964–66, 1964–1966

Sale Date: June 1, 2021

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