Henry Heerup (1907–1993) was a Danish artist born in Copenhagen and educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. Drawing on the ideals of free expression, he became involved with several influential art groups, including Linien, Høst, and later, the CoBrA movement. While he exhibited with CoBrA in Amsterdam and Liège in 1949 and 1951, Heerup never signed the CoBrA manifesto. Despite this, Heerup’s work exemplified the CoBrA ideals of breaking down the boundaries that separate art from everyday life until his death in 1993.
Additional Artworks
From Villanova University Art Collection
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Joyce Arons
Ford, 1979
Lithograph
27.5 x 20.25 in
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John Napoliello
Four Mummer's Parade Figures
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 in
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Ethel Lunenfeld
Four Figures (In Light Blue)
Lithograph
12 x 18 in
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Ethel Lunenfeld
Four Figures (In Dark Blue)
Color Lithograph
10.75 x 17.5 in
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Judith & Prett James
Dancing Figures
print
18 x 27.5 in
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Samuel S. Heller
Five Figures
oil on canvas
30 x 24 in
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Christine Clay
Everybody's Doin' It
color etching
4.5 x 15.5 in
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Sir Frank Brangwyn
Figures Carrying Water Under An Arched Stone Bridge
Etching
20 x 23.5 in
About the artist
Henry Heerup
Danish
1905-1993