Soft Lapping of Waves, Green (Leiser Wellenschlag, Grün)
2005 · Oil on canvas
304.5 × 204.5 cm (119 7/8 × 80 1/2 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Per Kirkeby
1938
Copenhagen, Denmark
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115
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191
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Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984
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Per Kirkeby was a Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are represented in many important public collections, including the Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Centre Pompidou.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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