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Artists›Asger Jorn

Asger Jorn

1914–1973

WA-00003429

Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark

CoBrA

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

140

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ83578

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

Field Verification (7 fields)

4 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
BiographyAi Generated + Unknown· 82%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (2)

Petzelhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/asger-jorn
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2943
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate New Museum

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Artworks (66)

Disarming Armor (L'armure désarmante) from the portfolio Studies and Surprises (Etudes et Surprises)

1971 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10" (32 × 25.4 cm); sheet: 22 1/8 × 17 1/2" (56.2 × 44.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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FROM HEAD TO FOOT (Von Kopf bis Fuss)

1966 · Portfolio of ten lithographs

(each) sheet 29 15/16 x 22 1/16" (76 x 56 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Double page tailpiece (pages 164 and 165) from 1¢ Life

1963 · Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions

composition: 14 1/2 × 20 1/2" (36.8 × 52.1 cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 22 13/16" (41 × 58 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Double page plate (pages 44 and 45) from 1¢ Life

1963 · Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions

composition: 15 3/8 × 21 5/8" (39 × 54.9 cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 1/8 × 22 13/16" (41 × 58 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Mémoires

1959 · Illustrated book

Sheet: 11 11/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29.7 × 21 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled C

1958 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 244 x 208 mm

Tate

Untitled A

1958 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 264 x 211 mm

Tate

The Timid Proud One

1957 · Oil paint on board

support: 997 x 806 mm frame: 1181 x 995 x 75 mm

Tate

Letter to my Son

1956 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1300 x 1955 mm frame: 1352 x 2007 x 59 mm

Tate

The Black Flight

1955 · Gouache on paper

support: 479 x 632 mm

Tate

Study for Interplanetary Female (Femelle interplanetaire)

1953 · Watercolor and ink on paper

11 5/8 x 8 1/4" (29.5 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The King of Birds (Le roi d'oiseux)

1953 · Etching

plate: 5 3/4 x 4 5/16" (14.6 x 11 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4" (35 x 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flooded Dutch Landscape (Paysage inondé en Hollande)

1953 · Etching

plate: 4 1/8 x 5 3/4" (10.5 x 14.6 cm); sheet: 9 7/16 x 13 3/4" (24 x 34.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Swiss Guard

1953 · Etching

plate: 3 7/8 x 6 7/8" (9.8 x 17.5 cm); sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 3/4" (24.8 x 35 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

One Must Swallow So Much

1953 · Etching

plate: 5 5/16 x 5 3/16" (13.5 x 13.1 cm); sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2" (29.9 x 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Masculine Resistance

1953 · Etching

plate: 4 7/8 x 46 7/16" (12.4 x 118 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4" (34.9 x 24.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

On the Silent Myth (Af den stumme myte), Opus 4b from the portfolio Spiralens Art Portfolio(Spiralens Kunstmappe)

1952 · Lithograph

composition: 10 5/16 x 16 1/16" (26.2 x 40.8 cm); sheet: 11 7/16 x 17 5/8" (29 x 44.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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On the Silent Myth (Af den stumme myte), Opus 4b from "Spiralens Art Portfolio" (Spiralens Kunstmappe)

1952 · Color lithograph

Image: 10 5/8 × 16 1/8 in. (27 × 41 cm) Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 5/8 in. (29.8 × 44.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1950 · Ink on two sheets of paper

17 1/2 x 13" (44.5 x 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Front cover from Frie Kunstnere , Volume 14

1950 · Book with lithographed cover

composition (irreg.): 6 5/8 × 4 13/16" (16.8 × 12.3 cm); page: 6 11/16 × 5 1/16" (17 × 12.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Wrapper from Frie Kunstnere: Cobra-bibliothekets forste serie

1950 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 6 3/4 × 11 5/8" (17.2 × 29.5 cm); page (unfolded): 6 3/4 × 11 5/8" (17.2 × 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1945 · Etching

plate: 3 1/8 × 2 9/16" (8 × 6.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 10 5/16 × 7 5/8" (26.2 × 19.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Rare Bird

1945 · Etching

plate: 4 5/16 × 6 1/8" (11 × 15.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 7 13/16 × 10 1/4" (19.8 × 26.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1945 · Etching

plate: 6 13/16 x 3 7/8" (17.3 x 9.8 cm); sheet: 10 3/16 x 7 1/16" (25.8 x 18 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

66 published of 124 catalogued · 115 with image

MoMA
58 publishedof 116 catalogued110 img
Tate
5 published5 img
The Met
3 published

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Relationships

Peers & Context56

Salvador Dalíco-exhibited Alison Knowlesco-exhibited Jordan Wolfsonco-exhibited Varvara Stepanovaco-exhibited André Bretonco-exhibitedHeinrich Hoerleco-exhibited

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Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate New Museum Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Tate

In collection

New Museum

In collection

New Museum

Market

Auction sale history

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Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum

2026