Asger Jorn - Original Gouache

ca. 1972

This dynamic original gouache by renowned Danish artist Asger Jorn exemplifies the bold, gestural energy that defines his late period. The work merges intense swaths of matte black with vivid ochre yellow in a composition that is both spontaneous and deliberate, raw and refined. The textured application of gouache creates layered depths and organic forms that appear to oscillate between abstraction and figuration.

The authenticity and dating of this piece have been formally confirmed and registered by the Asger Jorn Archive at the Museum Jorn in Silkeborg, Denmark — the institution that holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of the artist’s work.

The artwork is float-mounted in a custom-made, acid-free, triple-layered passe-partout — carefully echoing the palette of the work itself, in a bespoke ornate, wooden frame with a richly textured surface in antique gold. The frame’s depth and craftsmanship lend the work a timeless elegance while creating visual harmony between the spontaneous energy of the painting and the refined presentation.
Size framed approx. 105 x 90 cm 

Asger Jorn (1914–1973) occupies, as a founding member of CoBrA and later a key figure in Situationist International, a central place in postwar European art. His work blends Nordic myth, Marxist thought, and radical material experimentation into a unique and highly expressive visual language.