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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Per Kirkeby Artworks

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Per Kirkeby (1,992 results)
Untitled (from the For Joseph Beuys portfolio)

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Untitled (from the For Joseph Beuys portfolio)

Sale Date: January 21, 2010

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Composition (from Det genskabte køkken), 1980

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Composition (from Det genskabte køkken), 1980

Sale Date: January 11, 2010

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Composition (from Det genskabte køkken), 1980

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Composition (from Det genskabte køkken), 1980

Sale Date: January 11, 2010

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Composition (from Det genskabte køkken), 1980

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Composition (from Det genskabte køkken), 1980

Sale Date: January 11, 2010

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Composition, 1999

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Composition, 1999

Sale Date: January 11, 2010

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Roman (bk w/1 work), 1985

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Roman (bk w/1 work), 1985

Sale Date: November 30, 2009

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Untitled, 1989

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Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: November 30, 2009

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Untitled, 1972

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Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: November 30, 2009

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Ohne Titel, 1984

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Ohne Titel, 1984

Sale Date: December 1, 2009

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Sans titre, 1984

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Sans titre, 1984

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Sans titre, 1985

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Sans titre, 1985

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Film poster for four films directed by Jørgen...

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Film poster for four films directed by Jørgen...

Sale Date: November 16, 2009

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Stilleben (set of 50, 1980

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Stilleben (set of 50, 1980

Sale Date: November 16, 2009

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Athos, 1999

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Athos, 1999

Sale Date: December 5, 2009

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Paul Hammerich prisen 1995, 1995

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Paul Hammerich prisen 1995, 1995

Sale Date: November 2, 2009

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Utan titel

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Utan titel

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Stilleben (portfolio of 5), 1980

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Stilleben (portfolio of 5), 1980

Sale Date: October 19, 2009

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Composition

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Composition

Sale Date: October 19, 2009

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Composition, 1999

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Composition, 1999

Sale Date: October 19, 2009

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Composition, 1981

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Composition, 1981

Sale Date: October 19, 2009

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Untitled, 1997

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Untitled, 1997

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Composition, 1985

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Composition, 1985

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Untitled, 1997

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Untitled, 1997

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Composition, 1988

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Composition, 1988

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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