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COBRA

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artist collective and art movement

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Years active
1948-1951
Location
Europe
Major figures
Karel Appel Constant Corneille Christian Dotremont Asger Jorn Joseph Noiret
Influences
Surrealism
Influenced
Informalism Gruppe SPUR MIBI Arte nucleare SI

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inception
1948-11-08
Commons category
COBRA (movement)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1951-00-00
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COBRA or Cobra, often stylized as CoBrA, was a European avant-garde art group active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home countries' capital cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A).

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