Author: Hovdenakk, Per, Svavar Gudnason, Olafur Kvaran & Hanne Lundgren NIelsen
Country: Iceland
Language: Icelandic/Danish/English
Year Published: 2007
No. of pages: 203
Illustrations: 125 Color Illustrations. 10 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 11” x 9 1/2”
Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 9789979864455
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 6863
Price: $95.00
A comprehensive book/catalogue on the history of COBRA presented in an exhibition including among many artists Pierre Alechingsky, Else Alfelt, Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Ejler Bille, Corneille, Kristjan Davidsson, Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, Henry Heerup, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Max Walter Svanberg, Nina Tryggvadottir, Theo Wolvecamp Zoltan Kemeny et al. Some of the chapters among many more: COBRA over 60 years; It began in Denmark; The Mask as a Language; A Letter to New York; Holland; Belgium; Jorn and Constant; The Cobra Manifesto; Copenhagen, Bruxelles, Amsterdam etc. In addition a brief history of COBRA exhibitions from 1948-1951. Richly illustrated in full page color illustrations.