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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
Composition - Asger Jorn
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Descrizione
A 1959 etching and aquatint by Danish artist Asger Jorn, featuring a dense, calligraphic web of dark lines against a textured, sepia-toned background.
This print by Asger Jorn, dated 1959, captures the raw energy and spontaneous mark-making characteristic of his work during the post-war period. As a founding member of the CoBrA movement, Jorn rejected rigid academic structures in favour of an approach rooted in intuition, folklore, and the subconscious. This piece demonstrates his mastery of printmaking techniques, specifically the interplay between etched lines and aquatint tonal areas.
The composition is dominated by a dense web of dark, calligraphic lines that seem to emerge from and recede into a textured, sepia-toned ground. These marks possess a frantic quality, suggesting a rapid, physical engagement with the copper plate. Rather than depicting a recognisable subject, the work focuses on the tension between the chaotic linear network and the atmospheric depth created by the aquatint. The result is a visual field that feels both immediate and layered, inviting the viewer to trace the movement of the artist's hand across the surface.
Jorn's work from this era often sought to bridge the gap between abstraction and figuration, frequently hinting at distorted, mask-like forms within the tangle of lines. In this specific print, the viewer may perceive suggestions of a face or a figure, yet these shapes remain elusive, dissolving back into pure gesture. The monochromatic palette, ranging from deep umber to lighter, washed-out tones, provides a sense of cohesion to the otherwise frenetic energy of the marks. This print is a clear example of Jorn's ability to balance technical control with an aesthetic of unrestrained expression, reflecting his broader interest in the primal and the unrefined in modern art.
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Composition - Asger Jorn
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Da £28.00 GBP
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Da £28.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Asger Jorn
When the Guggenheim International Award Committee informed Asger Jorn in 1964 that he had won their prize, his reply arrived by telegram: "GO TO HELL WITH YOUR MONEY BASTARD, STOP, REFUSE PRICE, STOP, NEVER ASKED FOR IT, STOP." The gesture was characteristic of an artist who spent much of his life in open conflict with institutional authority and commercial culture.
Born in Vejrum, Jutland in 1914, Jorn studied briefly in Paris in the late 1930s, where he attended Léger's atelier and worked with Le Corbusier on a pavilion project. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark he co-founded Helhesten, an underground cultural journal that kept experimental art alive through the war years. In 1948 he was a founding member of CoBrA, the international group that brought together artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam in a loose avant-garde coalition emphasising raw expressiveness and collective mythology.
After CoBrA dissolved in 1951 he aligned briefly with the Situationist International, contributing theoretical writing alongside Guy Debord before a clean break in 1961. Over his lifetime he produced more than 2,500 works in paint, print, ceramics, and collage, and wrote over twenty books on aesthetics and political theory. He was also, incidentally, the first person to translate Franz Kafka into Danish. The major collection of his work is held at Museum Jorn in Silkeborg, which he helped establish. He died in Aarhus in May 1973.
Born in Vejrum, Jutland in 1914, Jorn studied briefly in Paris in the late 1930s, where he attended Léger's atelier and worked with Le Corbusier on a pavilion project. During the Nazi occupation of Denmark he co-founded Helhesten, an underground cultural journal that kept experimental art alive through the war years. In 1948 he was a founding member of CoBrA, the international group that brought together artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam in a loose avant-garde coalition emphasising raw expressiveness and collective mythology.
After CoBrA dissolved in 1951 he aligned briefly with the Situationist International, contributing theoretical writing alongside Guy Debord before a clean break in 1961. Over his lifetime he produced more than 2,500 works in paint, print, ceramics, and collage, and wrote over twenty books on aesthetics and political theory. He was also, incidentally, the first person to translate Franz Kafka into Danish. The major collection of his work is held at Museum Jorn in Silkeborg, which he helped establish. He died in Aarhus in May 1973.
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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