Asger Jorn initiated intellectual discussion on an international level and so became a pivotal figure in post-war European art. In 1949 he was a co-founder of Cobra and until 1961 he was a member of the Situationist International. Initially he painted fantasy creatures in an expressive style, influenced by Edvard Munch and the French Surrealists. Plein Air with Noseless Horses is more abstract in character. With a little fantasy, you can recognise a horses’ heads, with dark dots for eyes. The painting seems improvised, full of energy, with colours that alternate between light and dark.
Specifications
| Title | Plein Air with Noseless Horses |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 75,4 cm Width 65,3 cm Depth 5,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Asger Jorn
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| Accession number | 3680 (MK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Gift Hans Sonnenberg, 2012 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2012 |
| Creation date | in 1959 |
| Collector | Collector / Hans Sonnenberg |
| Entitled parties | © Donation Jorn, Silkeborg c/o Pictoright Amsterdam 2018 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Meneer Delta, een galeriehouder en verzamelaar in het museum (2012) Herdenking Hans Sonnenberg - Meneer Delta (1928-2017) (2017) |
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| Object |
