F I N D L AY G A L L E R I E S
HENRIK SIMONSEN
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HENRIK SIMONSEN D A N I S H C O N T E M P O R A R Y PA I N T E R
165 w o rt h av e n u e , pa l m b e a c h , f l 33480 · (561) 655-2090
32 e a s t 57 t h s t r e e t , 2 n d f l o o r , n e w y o r k , n y 10022 · (212) 421-5390
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The Last of the Melting Snow oil on linen 51 1/8 x 55 1/8 in. FG© 141189
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FG© 141175
Orchard I, II, and III oil on linen 55 1/8 x 51 1/8 in. (each) (available separately or together) 3
FG© 141176
FG© 141177
“When painting these works I kept adapting and working the canvas. In my process I have learned that it does not matter how long you work with art, you still need to listen and look at what you have in front of you rather than push a preconceived idea. These three works are based on a treasured childhood memory of finding an abandoned apple orchard. The three paintings have a simpler composition than other recent works. Memories often focus on one object, feeling or scene. The dominating element in my memory of the orchard are the trees. The bulk of their contorted trunks and the crown of branches. I wanted the paintings to reflect the experience, so I left them like this rather than populate them with elements I have no memory of.” – Henrik Simonsen
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The Snow Came oil on linen 55 1/8 x 47 1/4 in. FG© 141184
“Fields of grass make me think of people. Who grew tallest? Who is in the shadows? Each straw an individual person.” – Henrik Simonsent
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Black Pine oil on linen 59 x 51 1/8 in. FG© 141181
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Red Soil | oil on linen | 59 1/16 x 55 1/8 in. | FG© 141179 10
Purple and Pale Yellow oil on canvas 51 1/8 x 55 1/8 in. FG© 140674
“Fields of grass make me think of people. Who grew tallest? Who is in the shadows? Each straw an individual person.” – Henrik Simonsen
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Purple Evening | oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. | FG© 140681
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Ultramarine Evening | oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. | FG© 140682
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Evening Trees oil on canvas 55 x 51 1/8 in. FG© 140673
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Yellow Tree oil on linen 59 x 55 1/8 in. FG© 141178
“I invited all the colors and they all made it.” – Henrik Simonsen
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Orange and Yellow shape | oil and graphite on canvas 19 11/16 x 19 11/16 in. | FG© 139517
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Yellow and Blue Plant | oil and graphite on canvas 19 11/16 x 19 11/16 in. | FG© 139512
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Dense oil and gold pigment on canvas 47 3/16 x 39 5/16 in. FG© 136739
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Tangled Yellow | oil on canvas 39 3/8 x 39 1/2 in. | FG© 136742
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Hemlock II | oil on canvas 39 5/16 x 39 6/16 in. | FG© 139512
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All the Plants | oil on linen | 35 1/2 x 51 3/16 in. | FG© 141185
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Exhibitions 2024
Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, USA
2023
Findlay Galleries, New York, USA
2022
Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, USA
2020
Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, USA
2018
Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, USA
2014
A Visual Diary - Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, USA
2012
Garden Tales - Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark Between the Trees - Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, USA
2011
Eyestorm - Barbican, London, UK Multiplied Art Fair - Christies, London, UK Where Wild Things Grow - Customs House, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK London Art Fair - Islington, London, UK
2010
2009
2008
Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark Multiplied Art Fair - Christies, London, UK Scope Art Fair - Miami, USA Summer Exhibition - Opus Fine Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK London Art Fair - London, UK Scope Art Fair - Miami, USA Kruishoutem Museum, Belgium Beaux Arts, Bath, UK London Art Fair - London, UK Opus Fine Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Kounter Kulture - Opus Fine Art, London, UK Forster Gallery, London, UK Bunny Gunner, Los Angeles, USA
2007
Scope Art Fair - Basel, Switzerland London Art Fair - London, UK Opus Fine Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Forster Gallery, London, UK AAF New York Contemporary Art Fair, New York, USA Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells and London, UK
2006
Chase Charity Exhibition - Royal College, London, UK Byard Gallery, Cambridge, UK Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells and London, UK Royal Opera House, London, UK
2005
Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells and London, UK Gallery 54 Mayfair, London, UK AAF New York Contemporary Art Fair, New York, USA The Curwen Gallery, London, UK Art London, London, UK Byard Gallery, Cambridge, UK Hicks Gallery, Wimbledon, UK Worx of Art, Hitchin, UK
2004
AAF, Battersea, London, UK Hicks Gallery, Wimbledon, UK Maltby Contemporary Art, Winchester, UK Quodart, Brighton, UK Carlos Galai Art Foundation, Colombia
2002
The White Gallery, Brighton, UK Maltby Contemporary Art, Winchester, UK
2001
The White Gallery, Brighton, UK
2000
The Huntington Gallery, Los Angeles, USA Gjethus Museet, Frederiksvaerk, Denmark The White Gallery, Brighton, UK
1998
Spacex Gallery, Exeter, UK
1997
Alfredo Gallery, Venice, Italy
1996
3 1/2 Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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