Michael Kvium (b. Horsens 1955)
Michael Kvium (b. Horsens 1955)
Motorcycle painting, 1983. Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 130×162 cm. Unframed.
Exhibition label from Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen, on the reverse. The American road movie Easy Rider, with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda as outcasts riding around the American countryside on their motorbikes, inspired the young Michael Kvium who, like all other young boys of that age, wanted to be free on the road outside society's norms and rules. Michael Kvium saved up and realized his dream of buying a motorcycle. He was 18 years old when he became part of the Horsens MC-Klub and then drove down through Europe and participated in MC meets. While Michael Kvium was in the motorcycle community, he completed his training as a magazine artist after a three-year learning period with Mogens Schou Christiansen in Horsens Folkeblad. Here he learned to use his eyes in a whole new way to get the right proportions into his illustrations. Towards the end of his time at Horsens Folkeblad, he began to paint and draw motifs from the motorcycle world, often encounters and portraits of his friends. Michael Kvium had always wanted to become an artist, but now the idea came closer. There were also paintings and drawings of his time in the motorcycle environment, which he submitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts when he was admitted as a student in 1979. Michael Kvium painted predominantly hyper-realistic during his first time at the Academy of Fine Arts. This can be seen in the painting Horsens MC, in which the motorcycle community at home from Horsens still persists and gives the artist great inspiration in exploring the many possibilities of painting.'..... Source: “Michael Kvium”, Horsens Art Museum.
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Condition: Minor handling marks but overall good original condition
Category: Modern Paintings ▸ Contemporary
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Michael Kvium (b. Horsens 1955)
Motorcycle painting, 1983. Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 130×162 cm. Unframed.
Exhibition label from Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen, on the reverse. The American road movie Easy Rider, with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda as outcasts riding around the American countryside on their motorbikes, inspired the young Michael Kvium who, like all other young boys of that age, wanted to be free on the road outside society's norms and rules. Michael Kvium saved up and realized his dream of buying a motorcycle. He was 18 years old when he became part of the Horsens MC-Klub and then drove down through Europe and participated in MC meets. While Michael Kvium was in the motorcycle community, he completed his training as a magazine artist after a three-year learning period with Mogens Schou Christiansen in Horsens Folkeblad. Here he learned to use his eyes in a whole new way to get the right proportions into his illustrations. Towards the end of his time at Horsens Folkeblad, he began to paint and draw motifs from the motorcycle world, often encounters and portraits of his friends. Michael Kvium had always wanted to become an artist, but now the idea came closer. There were also paintings and drawings of his time in the motorcycle environment, which he submitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts when he was admitted as a student in 1979. Michael Kvium painted predominantly hyper-realistic during his first time at the Academy of Fine Arts. This can be seen in the painting Horsens MC, in which the motorcycle community at home from Horsens still persists and gives the artist great inspiration in exploring the many possibilities of painting.'..... Source: “Michael Kvium”, Horsens Art Museum.
This lot is subject to Artist's Royalty.
Artist’s Royalty
In accordance with Danish copyright law, an additional royalty fee is to be paid for the purchase of works by contemporary Danish artist and some international artists who are either still alive, or who died within the last 70 years. × Read more
Condition: Minor handling marks but overall good original condition
Category: Modern Paintings ▸ Contemporary
Additional Remarks: Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
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