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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Carl-Henning Pedersen
Machu Picchu, Månens tårer (Tears of the Moon), 1983, 1983
Lithograph
24.5 x 31 in
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Henry Heerup
Årstiderne (The Seasons), c. 1980
Lithograph
14.25 x 40 in
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Karel Appel
Untitled, 1961, 1961
Lithograph
21 x 29 in
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Eugène Brands
Untitled, 1957, 1957
Oil on paper
18.75 x 16.25 in
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Eugène Brands
Untitled, 1956, 1956
Oil on paper mounted to board
16 x 20 in
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Eugène Brands
Jongen met speelgoed leeuw (Boy with Toy Lion), 1951
Oil on paper mounted to board
14.5 x 19.5 in
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Georges Roualt
Head of Two Clowns, c. 1947
Photomechanical
24 x 18 in
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Yvars-Tecglen
Untitled (Bullfight)
pen and ink with watercolor
9.75 x 12.9375 in
About the artist
Henry Heerup
Danish
1905-1993