Oil on canvas. Dated on the reverse of the stretcher by a hand other than that of the artist and inscribed with the artist's name, the dimensions and the catalogue raisonné information. 100 x 70 cm.
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• A masterful blend of figuration and abstraction.
• Asger Jorn's powerful painting continues to inspire with its versatility and innovative strength.
• In private hands for almost 40 years.
• From a key period in the artist's career: from the mid-1950s, he gained increasing public recognition, and participated, among others, in the second documenta in Kassel in 1959.
The work is documented in the Jorn Archive, Silkeborg (Museum Jorn).
LITERATURE: Guy Atkins, Asger Jorn. The crucial years 1954-1964; a study of Asger Jorn’s development from 1954 to 1964 and a cat. of his oil paintings from that period, 1977, catalogue raisonné no. 933 (illustrated in black and white) --- Sotheby's London, Post War and Contemporary Art, June 26, 1986, lot 606.

Private collection. Private collection, Southern Germany (since 1987, Galerie Rudolf Zwirner Cologne). Family-owned since

In good condition. The canvas is relined. Isolated spots of craquelure. Each corner with a tiny hole. Edges masked with paper tape. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.