COBRA (art movement)

CoBrA
CoBrA member Karel Appel working on a mural in Rotterdam for the Manifestation E55
Years active1948-1951
LocationEurope
Major figures
InfluencesSurrealism
Influenced

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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