Asger Jorn – L’oubli, 1960/61 – Lithograph

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Van de Loo 230. Color lithograph printed by Beaudet, Paris

L'oubli by Asger Jorn is a dynamic lithograph created in 1960-61, reflecting the artist's expressive and abstract style. Produced in an edition of 30 and printed by Beaudet in Paris, this piece uses an energetic blend of red, blue, and green strokes layered over a neutral background. The composition is chaotic yet deliberate, with sweeping, gestural lines and splashes of color that suggest a tension between order and spontaneity. Jorn’s technique reflects the influence of the CoBrA movement, which valued raw, unfiltered creativity and often evoked a sense of primal energy. L'oubli captures the essence of forgetting or erasure, evoking layers of memory and emotion through its complex visual interplay.

Asger Jorn (Denmark, 1914–1973) was a Danish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist, co-founding the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International. His dynamic, expressive works often combined abstract forms with vibrant colors, reflecting his interest in spontaneous creation and critique of contemporary society. Jorn's legacy includes a significant influence on European post-war art.

Asger Jorn

L’oubli, 1960/61

Name: L’oubli, 1960/61
Brand: Asger Jorn
SKU: 6520
Price: 3000.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Lithograph

LithographLithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

Edition

Edition of 30

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If you add something to a painting, never let it be for aesthetic reasons. Only let it be for reasons of expression.
- Asger Jorn

Asger Jorn was a Danish painter, ceramic artist, sculptor and author from the years just before World War II into the 1970s. He was a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, from 1937 until 1942, in Copenagen. Later, Asger Jorn was one of the artists who founded the Situationist International and COBRA, an avant-garde movement. The largest collection of Jorn works today appears in Silkeborg, Denmark, in the Museum Jorn. When Asger Jorn painted, he did so in oil on canvas, and over the course of his career he made more than 2,500 total works - including ceramics, drawing, prints, sculptures, collages and tapestries. His books include "Luck and Chance: Dagger and Guitar," "Value and Economy" and "the Natural Order." He spent most of his life railing against establishments, whether in government, the Danish Communist Party or even the world of art. In 1964, he received a Guggenheim Award, but he sent an enraged telegram to Harry F. Guggenheim himself, refusing the prize and wanting "public confirmation not to have participated in [this] ridiculous game

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L’oubli, 1960/61

41 x 56 cm

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