(Danish, 1910-1998)Cirkus (Circus), 1982, signed verso "EJ 82" and inscribed with title on stretcher, oil on canvas, 18-3/8 x 15-1/8 in.; modern frame, 23 x 19-3/4 in.Note: In 1934 Egill Jacobsen moved to Paris where he was greatly effected by the art of Picasso and Matisse. The biography from the CoBRa Museum of Modern Art states, that "he painted experimental barbaric masks existing out of bright, saturated colors. The mask is a frequently recurring motif in his oeuvre and also the influence of primitive art and fantasy shapes evidently come to the fore. He joined a Danish group of artists Linien (Lines) (1934-1939). In 1938 he painted Obhobning (1938), which is a dramatic work consisting of a sombre utilization of colors, strong lines and splashes of paint in which he reached the most liberal, expressive working method that he has ever attained. This painting was a great inspiring force for the members of Linien and other contemporaries and as from that moment it became clear to them in which direction they should go: they went in search of a way of painting in which spontaneity and subconscious archetypes were paramount. Because of Obhobning (1938), Jacobsen is considered to be one of the Danish pioneers of spontaneous mythic painting artistry of the modern era. In 1940 he decided, like his fellow artists Asger Jorn (1914-1973) and Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913-2007), to join the prewar Danish experimental artists Høst (1942-1949). During World War II he wrote contributions for the magazine Helhesten (1941-1944). In 1948, he became involved with the CoBrA movement. Even after the collapse of CoBrA, he remained active as a painter.", Provenance: Private Georgia Collection, purchased in Copenhagen in 1985 original stretcher and tacking edge, good condition; frame with abrasions