ASGER, JORN (red.).

Cobra Bibliotheket. 1. Serie: De Frie Kunstnere. (i.e. English: "The Cobra Library").

Copenhagen, Ejnar Munksgaard, 1950.

15 volumes (170 x 130 mm), all in the original lithographed wrappers by Alechinsky, Appel, Atlan, Ejler Bille, Constant, Corneille, Doucet, Sonja Ferlov, Stephen Gilbert, Gudnason, Heerup, Egill Jacobsen, Asger Jorn and Carl henning Pedersen. Housed in the original cassette illustrated by Asger Jorn. The cassette is split open but otherwise a fine and clean set. 


Fine set constituting one of the final collected works by the Cobra art group which dissolved in 1951.
The Cobra art movement, which was a significant avant-garde art movement that emerged in the years immediately following World War II. The term "Cobra" is derived from the names of the three major cities involved: Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam. The Cobra movement is also known as CoBrA, with each letter representing one of the cities.

Cobra was founded in 1948 by a group of artists who wanted to create a new kind of art that was spontaneous, experimental, and often characterized by vibrant colors, expressive brushwork, and a childlike quality. The movement emphasized freedom of expression, collaboration, and a rejection of traditional artistic conventions. Cobra had a profound impact on modern art, influencing subsequent movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Art Brut. Its emphasis on spontaneity and intuitive creativity helped shape the direction of art in the mid-20th century

Asger Jorn played a central role in the formation of Cobra. He advocated for a return to primal artistic instincts and embraced elements of folk art, mythology, and symbolism.

“Jorn traveled to France where in the autumn of 1948 he, together with Christian Dotremont and Constant, founded COBRA (a European avant-garde art movement), and edited monographs of the Bibliothèque Cobra. However by 1949 Jorn had started a relationship with Matie van Domselaer, the daughter of the composer Jakob van Domselaer. This caused tension in the COBRA group with the Dutch artists boycotting a conference held at Bregnerød later that year. Matie and Jorn were married in 1950 and the group dissolved in 1951.” ("Asger Jorn" museumjorn.dk)

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