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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Gegen Abend I (Towards Evening I), 1984

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Gegen Abend I (Towards Evening I), 1984

Sale Date: June 1, 2023

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Læsø, 1983

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Læsø, 1983

Sale Date: May 14, 2023

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Untitled, two compositions in one frame

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Untitled, two compositions in one frame

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Untitled, two compositions in one frame, 1975

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Untitled, two compositions in one frame, 1975

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Model

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Model

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Sans titre, 1987

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Sans titre, 1987

Sale Date: May 4, 2023

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Untitled, 1998

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Untitled, 1998

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Untitled, 1989

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Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: April 27, 2023

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Ohne Titel, 1983

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Ohne Titel, 1983

Sale Date: May 11, 2023

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Ohne Titel (Motiv II), 1994–1995

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Ohne Titel (Motiv II), 1994–1995

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Ohne Titel (Motiv IV), 1994–1996

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Ohne Titel (Motiv IV), 1994–1996

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Ohne Titel, 1989

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Ohne Titel, 1989

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Arkitektur (Architecture) (Modification), 1975

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Arkitektur (Architecture) (Modification), 1975

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Blomsternes farver I (The colours of the..., 1974

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Blomsternes farver I (The colours of the..., 1974

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Et Europæisk Maleri (A European painting), 1976

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Et Europæisk Maleri (A European painting), 1976

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Till Thorvald (Bindesbøll), 1974

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Till Thorvald (Bindesbøll), 1974

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Den blå time (The Blue Hour) (Modification), 1975

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Den blå time (The Blue Hour) (Modification), 1975

Sale Date: April 25, 2023

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Composition from Det genskabte køkken, 1980, 1980

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Composition from Det genskabte køkken, 1980, 1980

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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Composition from Det genskabte køkken, 1980, 1980

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Composition from Det genskabte køkken, 1980, 1980

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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Höhle, 1983

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Höhle, 1983

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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Blatt VI from the series “7 Farbradierungen, , 1984

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Blatt VI from the series “7 Farbradierungen, , 1984

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Untitled, 2000

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Untitled, 2000

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Composition, 1980

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Composition, 1980

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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