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Asger Jorn

1914 - 1973

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Asger Oluf Jorn (3 March 1914 – 1 May 1973) was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International. The largest collection of Jorn's works—including his major work Stalingrad—can be seen in the Museum Jorn, Silkeborg, Denmark. Jorn willed his property and the works of art located inside to the Municipality of Albissola Marina (Savona), so the Italian museum called "Casa Museo Jorn" was created for displaying his works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asger Jorn is the 581st most popular painter (down from 402nd in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Asger Jorn ranks 581 out of 2,023. Before him are Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, Dorothea Tanning, Kunisada, Jens Juel, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, and Michael Pacher. After him are Marià Fortuny, Jacques Lipchitz, Boris Kustodiev, Paris Bordone, Santiago Rusiñol, and Théophile Steinlen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Asger Jorn ranks 82. Before him are Mario Bava, Martin Gardner, Kurt Franz, Gyula Cseszneky, Shapour Bakhtiar, and Larbi Benbarek. After him are Taizo Kawamoto, Woody Strode, Edmund Conen, Achille Compagnoni, David Goodall, and Lina Bo Bardi. Among people deceased in 1973, Asger Jorn ranks 72. Before him are Veronica Lake, Mary Wigman, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Mikhail Kalatozov, Paul van Zeeland, and Károly Kerényi. After him are Jacques Lipchitz, Edward Steichen, Alan Watts, Sessue Hayakawa, Monika Ertl, and Bruno Maderna.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Asger Jorn ranks 172 out of 1,032. Before him are Verner Panton (1926), Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693), Gudfred (800), Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814), Aksel Sandemose (1899), and Jens Juel (1745). After him are Richeza of Denmark (1174), Icel of Mercia (501), Carl Værnet (1893), Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), and Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (1912).

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Among PAINTERS In Denmark

Among painters born in Denmark, Asger Jorn ranks 11. Before him are Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Michael Ancher (1849), Anna Ancher (1859), Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783), and Jens Juel (1745). After him are Paul Gustav Fischer (1860), Marie Krøyer (1867), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), Christen Købke (1810), and Laurits Tuxen (1853).

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