Disarming Armor (L'armure désarmante) from the portfolio Studies and Surprises (Etudes et Surprises)
1971 · Woodcut
composition (irreg.): 12 5/8 × 10" (32 × 25.4 cm); sheet: 22 1/8 × 17 1/2" (56.2 × 44.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Asger Jorn
1914–1973
Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark
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66
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140
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13
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
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