AMSTERDAM, NL - On December 3, 2008, Sotheby’s Amsterdam will devote a special section of its Modern and Contemporary Art sale to CoBrA and the North European Avant Garde from the 1950s The young group of Northern European post-war artists that called themselves CoBrA (acronym for Copenhagen Brussels Amsterdam) in 1948, are nowadays considered the key representatives of a colorful and volatile expressionistic style. They are in fact one of a series of key movements in the unpredictable artistic developments that mark the mid 20th century in our region. Key figures of CoBrA are the Dutch artists Karel Appel, Corneille, Constant and Asger Jorn from Denmark.
Sale: Wednesday 3 December 2007 at 11am – 1950 Northern European Avant Garde. Wednesday 3 December 2007 at 2pm – Modern and Contemporary Art. Viewing: Fri 29 November to Mon 1 December, daily from 10am to 5pm.
SOURCE: Art Knowledge News
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