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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Composition, 1981

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Composition, 1981

Sale Date: September 15, 2020

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Composition, 1980

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Composition, 1980

Sale Date: September 8, 2020

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Sculpture, 2005, 2005

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Sculpture, 2005, 2005

Sale Date: September 22, 2020

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Untitled, 1972

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Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: September 22, 2020

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Untitled (MOTIV IV), 1991

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Untitled (MOTIV IV), 1991

Sale Date: September 11, 2020

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Untitled

Sale Date: August 25, 2020

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Untitled

Sale Date: August 25, 2020

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Untitled, 1998

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Untitled, 1998

Sale Date: August 25, 2020

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Blatt II der Folge

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Blatt II der Folge "6 Tafeln", 1985

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Composition, 1981

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Composition, 1981

Sale Date: August 18, 2020

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

Sale Date: August 11, 2020

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

Sale Date: August 11, 2020

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Four exhibition posters, 1988–1995

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Four exhibition posters, 1988–1995

Sale Date: August 11, 2020

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: July 28, 2020

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OHNE TITEL [UNTITLED, 1984

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OHNE TITEL [UNTITLED, 1984

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Mild Vinter II, 1989

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Mild Vinter II, 1989

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Untitled, 1989

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Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: July 15, 2020

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Untitled, 1981

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Untitled, 1981

Sale Date: July 10, 2020

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Ohne Titel, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 2005

Sale Date: July 17, 2020

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

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Compositition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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Three compositions from the serie “Rebeccas..., 1975

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Three compositions from the serie “Rebeccas..., 1975

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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INFERNO VI, 1993

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INFERNO VI, 1993

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980, 1980

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Composition from “Det genskabte køkken”, 1980, 1980

Sale Date: June 23, 2020

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