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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Thomas Lemcois
Place Pigalle, Apres La Pluie, 1947
oil on board
17.5 x 13.5 in
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Vera White
No. 1 - Italian Quarter Philadelphia In 1919, 1943
Lithograph
10.75 x 12 in
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Walter Emerson Baum
Nude Women in a Landscape, 1942
Lithograph
8.5 x 10 in
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Frank Stamato
Pieta, C. 1928-1933
Pencil on paper
10 x 8 in
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Frank Stamato
Pieta
Linoleum Print
4.25 x 4 in
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J. Raube
Rural Town Scene With Figures
16 x 20 in
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Herbelot
Paris, Notre Dame
Watercolor on paper
9.5 x 10.5 in
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F. Fennebresque
Point De Eours
Graphite on paper
6.5 x 9.5 in
About the artist
Henry Heerup
Danish
1905-1993