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personDanish, 1938–2018
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Selected Works435

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Previous Sales 118

Christie's
Untitled (Australian Trees)
Untitled (Australian Trees), 1986
Bought In
May 2026
Christie's
Skovsøen (The Forest Lake)
Skovsøen (The Forest Lake), 1970
£60,960 ($80k USD)
Oct 2025
Christie's
Sans titre
Sans titre, 1982
€25,200 ($28k USD)
Jun 2024
Christie's
Wut (Rage)
Wut (Rage), 2006
€441,000 ($485k USD)
Dec 2023
Christie's
Inferno VII
Inferno VII, 1993
£163,800 ($216k USD)
Oct 2023
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1981
£239,400 ($316k USD)
Jun 2023
Christie's
Amorgos
Amorgos, 1981
€100,800 ($111k USD)
Oct 2022
Christie's
Diastole Systole
Diastole Systole, 1981
Bought In
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
Grün Winter
Grün Winter, 1988
$94,500
Sep 2022
Christie's
Holz I
Holz I, 1994
£138,600 ($183k USD)
Mar 2022
Christie's
Initial II
Initial II, 1988
€177,500 ($195k USD)
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$30,000
Oct 2021
Christie's
Ohne Titel (Untitled)
Ohne Titel (Untitled), 1968
£175,000 ($231k USD)
Jul 2021
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
£17,500 ($23k USD)
Jul 2021
Christie's
Paravent
Paravent, 1983
£175,000 ($231k USD)
Jun 2021
Sotheby's
Untitled | 《無題》
Untitled | 《無題》, 1978
Unknown
Mar 2021
Christie's
Die Zeit Nagt III (The Time Gnaws III)
Die Zeit Nagt III (The Time Gnaws III), 1992
£325,000 ($429k USD)
Oct 2020
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1981
$162,500
Jul 2020
Christie's
Gegen Abend I (Towards Evening I)
Gegen Abend I (Towards Evening I), 1984
€225,000 ($248k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1992
£75,000 ($99k USD)
Oct 2019
Christie's
Landschaft (Landscape)
Landschaft (Landscape), 1984
£371,250 ($490k USD)
Oct 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2012
£431,250 ($569k USD)
Jun 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1965
£106,250 ($140k USD)
Mar 2019
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2011
£368,750 ($487k USD)
Oct 2018
Christie's
Albi 2
Albi 2, 1988
€104,500 ($115k USD)
Nov 2016

For Sale 7

Galerie Knoell, Basel · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1995
Price on request
Oil pastel, gouache and pencil on paper
Galerie Catherine Putman · Artsy
"Untitled"
"Untitled", 2010
For sale
Monotype
Goya Contemporary LLC · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 2009
Price on request
Gouache on paper
Galerie Knoell, Basel · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1979
Price on request
Oilcrayon and India Ink over pen and pencil on transparent paper
Galerie Knoell, Basel · Artsy
Laesø
Laesø, 1994
Price on request
Gouache, pastel chalk and chalk on paper
Galerie Klüser · Artsy
Untitled (from the portfolio "For Joseph Beuys")
Untitled (from the portfolio "For Joseph Beuys"), 1986
For sale
Etching and aquatint on handmade paper
Galeria Freijo · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1983
For sale
Gouache, pastel
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Market866 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$3.2K – $642K
83 of 93 paintings lots with prices
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$161K
Object-type specific
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$75.3K
83 priced paintings lots
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Nov 2025 · $537K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $75.3K medianWorks on paper: $7.0K medianSculpture/objects: $84.1K medianEditioned prints: $1.3K medianPosters/ephemera: $68.9K median
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Prizes & Awards1

Ars Fennica Award
Winner 1993
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Education1

University Copenhagen
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Publications12

Catalogue Raisonné 1

Per Kirkeby Author
Hatje Cantz · 2006

Monograph 3

Per Kirkeby
Hatje Cantz · 2015
On Per Kirkeby
Hatje Cantz · 2009
Über Per Kirkeby
Hatje Cantz · 2008

Exhibition Catalog 6

Per Kirkeby Author
Hatje Cantz · 2020
Per Kirkeby
Yale University Press · 2012
Per Kirkeby
MoMA Publications · 2009
Per Kirkeby »Die Welt ist Material« Author
Hatje Cantz · 2009
Per Kirkeby: Reisen in der Malerei und anderswo
Hatje Cantz · 2008
Von Rodin bis Baselitz: Der Torso in der Skulptur der Moderne
Hatje Cantz · 2001

Survey 2

A National Gallery: Conversations about Indispensable Art
Hatje Cantz · 2026
National-Galerie Gespräche über notwendige Kunst
Hatje Cantz · 2026
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Current Exhibitions1

#740 Warnes Contemporary Gallery

Per Kirkeby: I Make My Own System

Per Kirkeby

China, 新城 Shun De Qu, Bei Jiao Zhen, 怡兴路6号CN 广东省 佛山市 邮政编码: 528000

Mar 22, 2026 — Jun 20, 2026

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Recent News19

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Christie's presents Beyond Ordinary - Then. Now. Next. Works from the Zabludowicz Collection
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Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and further program highlights for its flagship show in June
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With works by Munch and Mamma Andersson, the British Museum reveals the darkness of Nordic noir
The British Museum in London will open a free exhibition titled "Nordic Noir" on October 9, featuring over 150 works by 100 artists. The show begins w…
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Past Exhibitions13

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Natures Mortes

Per Kirkeby

5757 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016, United States

Sep 19, 2025 — Nov 8, 2025

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#117 Michael Werner

Natures Mortes

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 7, 2025 — May 8, 2025

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Paintings on Masonite and Bronzes

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Apr 10, 2024 — Jun 1, 2024

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Geological Messages: Paintings from 1965-2015

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jun 22, 2022 — Sep 1, 2022

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Overpaintings

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Sep 15, 2021 — Nov 6, 2021

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby: Paintings and Sculptures in Bronze

Per Kirkeby

4 Newtown Lane

Nov 25, 2020 — Jan 24, 2021

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Works on Paper, Works in Brick

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 20, 2019 — Jan 25, 2020

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#449 Axel Vervoordt Gallery

Per Kirkeby, ‘Brick Sculptures’

Per Kirkeby

Stokerijstraat 19, 2110 Wijnegem, Belgium

Sep 14, 2019 — Nov 23, 2019

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Paintings and Bronzes from the 1980s

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 28, 2018 — May 5, 2018

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#1,873 Daniel Blau Ltd.

Per Kirkeby – Works on Paper

Per Kirkeby

3rd floor, 51 Hoxton Square, London N1 6PB, UK

Oct 26, 2017 — Nov 23, 2017

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Goya Contemporary LLC

Per Kirkeby Mind of Landscape

Per Kirkeby

Mar 29, 2017 — May 12, 2017

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby Recent Paintings

Per Kirkeby

22 Upper Brook St, London W1K 7PZ, UK

Jun 5, 2013 — Jul 27, 2013

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#117 Michael Werner

Per Kirkeby: Monotypes and Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Heads

Per Kirkeby

4 E 77th St # 2, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 30, 2000 — Jan 20, 2001

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Art Fair Appearances8

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Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2025
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
ART SG — Singapore
2023
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2022
The Armory Show — New York
2017
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2016
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2015
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Recent Activity20

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'Cunningham Capsule' at Knust Kunz Gallery Editions, Munich, Germany on 15 May–6 Jun 2026
May 7, 2026
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In Stockholm, the Tech scene supports art
May 3, 2026
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Art Basel unveils Basel Exclusive and further program highlights for its flagship show in June
Apr 23, 2026
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Art Transport Hobbled and Prices Surging in Asia Amid US and Israel’s War in Iran
Apr 20, 2026
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"Eine Startrampe für die Zukunft"
Apr 20, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran disrupts art transport routes as prices surge
Apr 20, 2026
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Exhibition
Per Kirkeby: I Make My Own System
Mar 22, 2026
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Exhibition
Per Kirkeby: I Make My Own System
Mar 22, 2026
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art gordon veneklasen sigmar polke
Mar 3, 2026
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Studio house museum
Jan 14, 2026
newspaper
News
parties vicky krieps winter issue los angeles
Nov 11, 2025
newspaper
News
London 20th/21st Century Frieze Week sales achieve a running total of £141.8m / $189.7m / €162.75m
Oct 17, 2025
newspaper
News
art los angeles fall openings review
Oct 15, 2025
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With works by Munch and Mamma Andersson, the British Museum reveals the darkness of Nordic noir
Oct 8, 2025
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Exhibition
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Sep 19, 2025
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art los angeles fall gallery shows
Sep 15, 2025
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Christie's to offer the Collection of visionary Danish collector Ole Faarup as a key highlight of its October 20/21 Marquee Week - Christie's
Aug 15, 2025
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Aug 15, 2025
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Jul 22, 2025
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