The artists' group Cobra (1948-1951) was the most important avant-gardemovement in post-war Europe following the Second World War. The foundingmembers came from Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. They comprised,among others, Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, Constant, Corneille and Karel Appel,and their spontaneous and direct manner of painting, their rebellious theoriesand broad spectrum of creative expression inspired many other artists.The experiment was crucial to Cobra. The artists worke...