1948–1951
CoBrA
Representative work: The King of Birds (Le roi d'oiseux) by Asger Jorn
An avant-garde movement named for the home cities of its founders — Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam. Characterized by spontaneous, expressive brushwork and imagery drawn from children's art, folk art, and mythology. Key figures: Asger Jorn, Karel Appel, Constant.
15 artists in the WattsOS database
Artists
Associated Artists
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Exhibitions
Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring CoBrA artists.
New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
Mar 2026
4 artists from this movement
Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1987 – Mar 1988
1 artist from this movement
The Expressionist Idiom
Museum of Modern Art · New York
May 1985 – Dec 1985
1 artist from this movement
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art · New York
May 1984
1 artist from this movement
Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Mar 1983 – May 1983
1 artist from this movement
Pierre Alechinsky: A Print Retrospective
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jun 1981 – Aug 1981
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with CoBrA.
Movement
- Name
- CoBrA
- Period
- 1948–1951
- Artists
- 15
- Wikidata
- Q212611
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