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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Caleb Cain Marcus
A Painting for a King (Humayun's Tomb, India), 2005
Digital chromogenic print
20 x 16 in
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John Castagno
Above Grand Canyon, 1995
Color photograph
4 x 6 in
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Unknown
Whaleboat
woodblock print
17.75 x 21.75 in
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Unknown
Untitled, Pastoral Scene
oil on canvas
8.5 x 11.5 in
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Otto Mueller
Zwei Schwestern (Two Women)
Print
14.25 x 11.25 in
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Elizabeth Langsdorf Miller
Untitled Victorian House
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in
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Walter Iooss, Jr.
Ali Vs Terrell - Houston Astrodome
Photograph
20 x 24 in
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Cardinal Prospero Grech
Albertina Gallery, Vienna
Photograph
11 x 17 in
About the artist
Henry Heerup
Danish
1905-1993