What is the CoBrA movement?
CoBrA stands for Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam; the group was formed with a desire to break away from the existing art movements of the time. Their critique of Western society led them to experiment and evolve into a significant international movement. CoBrA was founded on November 8, 1948, at the Notre Dame Café in Paris, where its manifesto was signed by Karel Appel, Joseph Noiret, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Constant, and Asger Jorn. The group was united by a shared commitment to freedom in both form and color, and their work emphasized experimentation and spontaneity.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO COBRA
Karel Appel
A Group of 3 Screenprints, 1975 / 1978
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 2,700
Guillaume Corneille
Däumelinchen, 1999
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 980
Bengt Lindstrom
L'œil du prophète, 1999
Painting
Oil on canvas
EUR 9,600
Pierre Alechinsky
Tête Bêche, 1987
Drawing / Watercolor
Ink
EUR 6,200
Karel Appel
Two Figures, c. 1980
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 1,000
Karel Appel
Composition , 1969
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 950
Karel Appel
Serie Personages, 1969
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 780
Pierre Alechinsky
Seoul, 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,300
Enrico Baj
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d’Etrague Marquise de Verneuil, 1978
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
EUR 9,500
Pol Bury
Senza titolo, 1980
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
EUR 1,950
Walasse Ting
Lovely Nude, 1984
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,100
Karel Appel
Cats, 1979
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 8,250
Pierre Alechinsky
Vacillations (with Watercolor), 1979
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 3,500
Karel Appel
Il Pagliacci, 1984
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 2,150
Constant Nieuwenhuys
Le Massacre, 1972
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 595
Guillaume Corneille
Blauer Stern, 1999
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,800
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