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Asger Jorn  1914-1973

Asger Jorn The Black Flight 1955
© DACS 2006
The Black Flight  1955
L'Enrol noir

Gouache on paper
support: 479 x 632 mm
on paper, unique

Presented by Sir Dennis Proctor in memory of Dennis Cohen 1970

T01253

This work has a sketch-like quality. The fluid composition, made up of spontaneous, expansive strokes, may reflect the freedom of flight. Although verging on abstraction, the evocative title brings to mind forms from the natural world. Black circles hint at the pupils of eyes, while a triangular form at the right reaches out like a wing. The overall impression is menacing, and the work may relate to Jorn’s interest in the mythology of his native Denmark.

 (From the display caption July 2005)