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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Omowale Stewart
Fruit Cocktail, 1991
Oil on board
15.75 x 14.5 in
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Samuel Maitin
Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art 10th Anniversary, 1975, 1975
Serigraph
40 x 26.125 in
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Fabby
Galla Woman, 1972
Mixed Media
11.25 x 14.25 in
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Samuel Maitin
Gallaway Kinnell, Vapor Trail Reflected in the Frog Pond, 1970
Lithograph
39.5 x 26.5 in
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Douglas Staten
Frozen Fish
Oil on paper
10 x 19.5 in
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Ellen Samberg
Garden Scenery Scene
Pen and ink on paper
8.5 x 11.5 in
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Dieter Roth
Gello
lithograph in colors
7.75 x 6 in
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Juanita Miller
Geometric Composition
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in
About the artist
Henry Heerup
Danish
1905-1993