Linocut in colors on laid paper
Denmark, 1982
Per Kirkeby (b. 1938) – Danish painter, sculptor, architect and poet
Monogrammed and dated in pencil lower right with ‘PK 82’
Numbered in pencil lower left with ‘I 4/50’
Sheet dimensions: 102 x 81 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection Germany
Prints by Per Kirkeby fetch up to almost 10.000 euros on the international art market

The linocut in colors on hand is a work by the Danish contemporary artist Per Kirkeby dating to 1982.

Over a career spanning five decades he has developed a unique approach to painting, gradually refining a personal palette and vocabulary of images derived primarily from observations of the natural world. His works often include aspects that can be connected to his studies of natural history and geology. He once compared the process of a work to that of sedimentation.



The work is in very good condition. It is monogrammed and dated lower right in pencil with ‘PK 82’ and numbered in pencil lower left with ‘I 4/50’. The dimensions of the sheet are 102 x 81 cm.



Per Kirkeby (born 1938)

Per Kirkeby was born 1938 in Copenhagen in Denmark. Initially, Kirkeby graduated with a PhD in geology. At the beginning of the 1970s, Kirkeby was inspired by the informal art movement and turned away from the Pop Art. He was involved in the happenings of the 60s and worked with Joseph Beuys, Henning Christiansen, Nam June Paik and Charlotte Moorman. From 1978 on, he worked as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe; in 1989 he became a professor at the Städel School in Frankfurt, where he taught until 2000. Per Kirkeby received several awards for his work and exhibited his work internationally: He took part in the Biennale in Venice and several times at the documenta in Kassel.

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