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

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Composition

Sale Date: December 17, 2012

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Small slipcase with four litographs (4 works)

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Small slipcase with four litographs (4 works)

Sale Date: December 17, 2012

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Two compositions (2 works), 1981–1983

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Two compositions (2 works), 1981–1983

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Ohne titel, 1983

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Ohne titel, 1983

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1988

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Ohne Titel, 1988

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1988

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Ohne Titel, 1988

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Ohne Titel, 1987

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Ohne Titel, 1987

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Composition, 1985

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Composition, 1985

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Tavle (Black-board painting), 1979

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Tavle (Black-board painting), 1979

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Composition, 1981–1982

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Composition, 1981–1982

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Sommer-Vinter-Sommer..., 1985–1986

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Sommer-Vinter-Sommer..., 1985–1986

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Stakit (Fence), 1965–1966

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Stakit (Fence), 1965–1966

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Composition, 1989

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Composition, 1989

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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Det genskabte køkken (suite of 12 w/title pg.), 1980

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Det genskabte køkken (suite of 12 w/title pg.), 1980

Sale Date: November 19, 2012

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Untitled, 1990

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Untitled, 1990

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Untitled, 1985

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Untitled, 1985

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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Ohne Titel (set of 10), 1997

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Ohne Titel (set of 10), 1997

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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Two compositions in golden shades (2 works), 1970

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Two compositions in golden shades (2 works), 1970

Sale Date: November 12, 2012

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Porten (The Gate) (portfolio of 12), 1986

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Porten (The Gate) (portfolio of 12), 1986

Sale Date: November 12, 2012

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Utan titel, 1990

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Utan titel, 1990

Sale Date: November 14, 2012

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Composition, 2007

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Composition, 2007

Sale Date: October 22, 2012

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Sale Date: October 22, 2012

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Untitled, 1981

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Untitled, 1981

Sale Date: October 30, 2012

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Sale Date: October 8, 2012

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