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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Dolya Goutman
Rosh Hashana 5725, 1964
oil on canvas
18 x 26 in
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F. W. Pinx Wheatly
Rustic Sympathy, 1797
Lithograph
19 x 24.75 in
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Mary Keim Tietze
Rural Scene With Barn & Figure
oil on canvas
16 x 20 in
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Frank Stamato
Rural Landscape With House
Watercolor on paper
6.5 x 9.5 in
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Leonard J. Leeds
Rush To Memories
Pen and ink on paper
8 x 10.5 in
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Wolf Kahn
Rural Houses Amid Trees
Watercolor on paper
10.25 x 12 in
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Paul Van Hoeydonck
Roses And Bionic Bees
Lithograph
20 x 27.5 in
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French School, Circa 1940
Rue Montagne Ste. Genavieve
Watercolor and graphite on paper
15 x 11.5 in
About the artist
Henry Heerup
Danish
1905-1993