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, 1994

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Ohne Titel, 1994

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1994

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Ohne Titel, 1994

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Allé, 1986

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Allé, 1986

Sale Date: November 25, 2005

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Utan titel

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Utan titel

Sale Date: November 2, 2005

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Utan titel, 1985

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Utan titel, 1985

Sale Date: November 2, 2005

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Der grösste Kopf mit Arm, 1983

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Der grösste Kopf mit Arm, 1983

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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Abstrakte Komposition, 1984

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Abstrakte Komposition, 1984

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1991

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Ohne Titel, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Marmorering - en imitation af den ægte..., 1973

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Marmorering - en imitation af den ægte..., 1973

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Figurkomposition, 1980

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Figurkomposition, 1980

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Landskab, 1982

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Landskab, 1982

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Landskab, 1979

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Landskab, 1979

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Uden titel, 1987

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Uden titel, 1987

Sale Date: October 4, 2005

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Sphinx, 1969

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Sphinx, 1969

Sale Date: October 4, 2005

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Backsteinskulptur für Recklinghausen, 1994

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Backsteinskulptur für Recklinghausen, 1994

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Per Kirkeby - Rudolf Springer. Berlin 1982...., 1982

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Per Kirkeby - Rudolf Springer. Berlin 1982...., 1982

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Bristol music Centers Teater. Saesonen..., 1979

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Bristol music Centers Teater. Saesonen..., 1979

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Ohne Titel, Motiv V, 1991

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Ohne Titel, Motiv V, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Ohne Titel, Motiv IV, 1991

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Ohne Titel, Motiv IV, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Ohne Titel, Motiv II, 1991

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Ohne Titel, Motiv II, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1991

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Ohne Titel, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1991

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Ohne Titel, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1991

Per Kirkeby

Ohne Titel, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Ohne Titel, 1991

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Ohne Titel, 1991

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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