Object number2023.8.2
Seldom he smiles
Date1969
Artist
Asger Jorn
(Danish, 1914-1973)
CultureDanish
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)
Framed: 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (35.9 x 43.8 x 3.2 cm)
Framed: 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (35.9 x 43.8 x 3.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jane C. Arkus, class of 1950
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed lower right corner in black acrylic: Jorn; on verso: Jorn
InscribedOn verso, by artist, in black acrylic: Seldom he smiles / [signature] / 69
BibliographyAtkins, Guy, Asger Jorn and Troels Andersen. 1980. Asger Jorn: The Final Years 1965-1973 : A Study of Asger Jorn's Artistic Development from 1965-1973 and a Catalogue of His Oil Paintings from That Period. 1st ed. London: Lund Humphries, fig. 61ProvenanceLefebre Gallery, New York; purchased by Mr. Leon A. Arkus, April 21, 1971DescriptionAn abstracted face and neck in bright colors of yellow, orange, red, green, blue, lavender and grey against a black background.
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