You can buy carefully selected works by Poul Gernes at Nordisk Kunsthandel. We focus on works which, in our opinion, have particular potential to increase in value.
Poul Gernes: colour, form and shared spaces
Poul Gernes (1925–1996) is an important figure in Danish art, linking colour and form with an interest in art’s place in everyday life. He helped initiate the Experimental Art School in 1961. Later he undertook extensive decoration projects, including the colour scheme for Herlev Hospital in the 1970s. His practice could extend from an image on a wall to complete rooms and buildings.
Gernes represented Denmark at the Venice Biennale in 1988. With Aase Gernes and a team of collaborators, he completed numerous decoration projects. His wish for art to be present in daily surroundings provides an important way into his work. Colour can shape a shared environment as well as an individual image.
A direct yet nuanced visual language
Gernes is often associated with circles, repetition and clear areas of colour. Apparently simple forms can create complex relationships when brought together. A colour changes in relation to its neighbours, while repetition can offer calm and make a small difference more visible. Even an immediately accessible image rewards sustained attention.
Try following the interactions between colours. Which areas come forward? Where does the composition feel unified, and where does your eye begin to move? You do not need a particular narrative to experience the picture. The direct encounter with colour and form is itself part of its strength.
Lithographs and posters by Poul Gernes
Our selection includes Flowers 1981, Galleri Specta 1984 and Lithograph 1971. These works offer different images and formats from his practice. Read the technique on each individual work page: a poster and a lithograph are different kinds of objects and should be compared according to their specific details.
When buying, investigate paper, condition, measurements and framing. Age provides historical context but does not replace an assessment of actual condition. Our work pages show photographs and current information about each available object. We are happy to answer questions or clarify details before you decide.
Poul Gernes in the home
A work by Gernes can introduce a distinctive rhythm of colour into a room. It can connect with surrounding colours and materials or create an independent focal point. Consider lighting, wall colour and the space around it. Experience the colours as part of the complete composition, looking from both short and longer distances.
Selected art with attention to quality
We choose works by Poul Gernes with interest in visual quality and their relationship to his practice. Potential appreciation is an assessment; future price developments cannot be guaranteed. Subject, technique, condition and documentation matter when considering the individual work. Your own experience of the image and your wish to have it around you also deserve weight. Contact us for more information about the available works.