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COBRA (avant-garde movement)
COBRA was a post-World War II European avant-garde movement (the name is derived from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam).
COBRA was formed from an amalgamation of the Dutch group Reflex[?], the Danish group Host[?] and the Belgian Revolutionary Surrealist Group[?].
Some of the prominent participants in COBRA were:
- Pierre Alechinsky, (born 1927}
- Else Alfelt, (1910-1974)
- Karel Appel, (born 1921)
- Jean-Michel Atlan, (1913-1960
- Ejler Bille, (born 1910)
- Constant[?], (born 1920)
- Corneille[?], (born 1922
- Christian Dotrement[?], (1922-1981)
- Jacques Doucet[?], (born 1924
- William Gear[?], (1915-1997)
- Stephen Gilbert, (born 1910)
- Henry Heerup, (1907-1993)
- Egill Jacobsen[?], (1910-1998)
- Asger Jorn, (1914-1973)
- Lucebert[?], (1924-1994)
- Jørgen Nash, (born 1920)
- Erik Ortvad[?], (born 1917)
- Carl-Henning Pedersen[?], (born 1913)
- Anton Rooskens[?], (1906-1976)
- Raoul Ubac[?], (1910-1985)
- Theo Wolvecamp[?], (1925-1992)
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