The Complete fine art works of World of Art Award winning artist Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark.
Based on concepts and prices of the 2010 International Fine Art Collection
in which Asbjorn Lonvig participated.

The Mediterranean Collection




Portofino Inspiration

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Portofino is a famous little town at the Italian West Coast - South of Genoa. Originally it was inhabited by fishermen. Today it is a fashionable town. Tourists, Gucci stores, billion class yachts, fancy restaurants. As I looked closer at the old colorful houses I was terror-stricken. All the architectural details around windows etc. was not real - they were PAINTED. But now I have taught myself to look at the houses as a piece of scenery - just a flat. And it is a beautiful piece of scenery - a beautiful flat. I look forward to work with towns in Cinque Terre like Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and RioMaggiore. I was there and a friend of mine has immortalized the magnificent scenery - I'll do an art work on each of these towns - concluding my series of old fishermen towns and their fantastic architecture.

Inspired by The Palazzo Pubblico
The City Hall of Sienna, Italy

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a palace in the city of Siena, located in the Tuscany region of Italy. Construction began in 1297 and its original purpose was to house the republican government, consisting of the Podesta and Council of Nine. Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia.The outside of the structure is an example of Italian medieval architecture with Gothic influences. The lower story is stone; the upper crenelatted stories are made of brick. The facade of the palace is curved slightly inwards (concave) to reflect the outwards curve (convex) of the Piazza del Campo, Siena's central square of which the Palace is the focal point. The campanile or bell tower, Torre del Mangia, was built between 1325 and 1344 with its crown designed by the painter, Lippo Memmi. The tower was designed to be taller than the tower in neighboring rival Florence; at the time it was the tallest structure in Italy. It was fitted with a mechanical clock during the mid 14th century. Its design was used as the basis for the Dock Tower in Grimsby, England constructed in 1852. Odense City Hall (Denmark) was greatly inspired from Palazzo Pubblico.

Inspired by Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") is a Medieval bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers. It has been described as Europe's oldest wholly-stone, closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge, but there are far older segmental arch bridges such as Alconétar Bridge. The Ponte Vecchio's two neighbouring bridges are the Ponte Santa Trinità and the Ponte alle Grazie. The bridge spans the Arno at its narrowest point where it is believed that a bridge was first built in Roman times, when the via Cassia crossed the river at this point. The Roman piers were of stone, the superstructure of wood. The bridge first appears in a document of 996. After being destroyed by a flood in 1117 it was reconstructed in stone but swept away again in 1333 save two of its central piers, as noted by Giovanni Villani in his Nuova Cronica. It was rebuilt in 1345, Giorgio Vasari recorded the tradition in his day, that attributed its design to Taddeo Gaddi, besides Giotto one of the few artistic names of the trecento still recalled two hundred years later. Modern historians present Neri di Fioravanti as a possible candidate.

Italian Soul

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Inspired by Colosseum and the Italian flag.

Inspired by Colosseum, Rome, Italy

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Asbjorn Lonvig's words: Inspired by my sons’ enthusiastic interest in gladiators, by the gladiators’ bloody fights, by the gladiator’s circumstances of life, and by the feeling of that violent atmosphere sitting quietly down on the first rows of the Coliseum, listening to the high sounds of steel. Wikipedia's words: The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian's reign (81–96). The name "Amphitheatrum Flavium" derives from both Vespasian's and Titus's family name (Flavius, from the gens Flavia). Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine. Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined because of damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and still has close connections with the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum.

Fighting to the Death

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Asbjorn Lonvig's words: Inspired by gladiators fighting to the death in the Coliseum of Rome. Wikipedia's words: A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death. Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered audiences an example of Rome's martial ethics and, in fighting or dying well, they could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. They were celebrated in high and low art, and their value as entertainers was commemorated in precious and commonplace objects throughout the Roman world.

Via Sacra

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Via Sacra is inspired by the "holy street" from Coliseum to the Arch of Titus in the Forum of Rome, by Via Appia, and by the streets in Saepinum, in Paestum, and in Pompei.

Inspired by the arch of Septimus Severus in the Roman Forum, Rome Italy

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Asbjorn Lonvig's words: Inspired by the Arch of Septimus Severus erected A.D. 203 in Forum Romanum, Rome. Wikipedia's words: The yellow (...or white?)  marble Arch of Septimius Severus (Italian: Arco di Settimio Severo) at the northeast end of the Roman Forum is a triumphal arch dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194/195 and 197-199. After the death of Septimius Severus, his sons Caracalla and Geta were initially joint emperors. Caracalla had Geta assassinated in 212. Geta's memorials were destroyed and all images or mentions of him were removed from public buildings and monuments. Accordingly Geta's image and inscriptions referring to him were removed from the arch.

Pantheon Rome Inspirations

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

The Pantheon, from Greek: meaning "Every god", is a building in Rome, originally built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt in the early 2nd century AD. The generic term pantheon may be applied to any building in which illustrious dead are honoured or buried. The building is circular with a portico of three ranks of huge granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment opening into the rotunda, under a coffered, concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) open to the sky. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculus and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 43.3 metres (142 ft). A rectangular structure links the portico with the rotunda. It is one of the best preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history. Since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria Rotonda". Pantheon is the middle of Rome's historical center, about a 5 minute walk east of Piazza Navona. Finished by Hadrian but not claimed as one of his works, it used the text of the original inscription M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT, standing for Latin: Marcus Agrippa, Lucii filius, consul tertium fecit translated to "'Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, Consul for the third time, built this" on the new facade. This was a common practice in Hadrian's rebuilding projects all over Rome. How the building was actually used is not known. Pantheon is situated on Piazza della Rotondo. This Piazza is my favorite spot in Rome. I love to sit there in the morning. At noon. In the evening. In the evening I love espacialley to sit there in the dusk. It becomes darker and darker and lights are lit. People are strolling. Pizza della Rotondo has a Mc Donald's, it has exclusive restaurants, a fountain - "Fontana del Piazza Rotondo", a sculpture - it has everything. Up there in the penthouse apartments there are gardens. Yes, gardens. Albergo del Senato is a hotel ajacent to Pantheon - it is fantastic - the hotel has a web cam. Ofthen I look at the web cam and inhale the atmosphere of Piazza Della Rotondo. Piazza Della Rotondo sometimes is called Piazza del Pantheon...

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Inspired by Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in Rome, Italy.

Casale di San Basilio

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Inspired by a floor mosaic in axonometric perspective - that is a military projection. It's from the vestibule of a Roman villa near the Casale di San Basilio on via Nomentana. The mosaic is from the first century BC. The floor mosaic was exhibited along with a large number of other mosaics at Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme in Rome, Italy.

Piazza San Marco
Inspired by St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

I visited Venice. I saw all the places. I bought Murano Glass. I sat at the Piazza San Marco drinking espresso, listening to violins, looking at the pigeons.

Inspired by San Francesco (Francis of Assisi)

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Inspired by Francis of Assisi. By a stay in the beautiful town Assisi. And by Francis’ light view of Christianity, which is symbolized by the gray cross. The diametrically opposite to the view of the established church, which is symbolized by the upside down black cross.

Inspired by Temple of Neptune - near Salona

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Temple of Neptune. Inspired by the temple of Neptune (Poseidon) in the Greek colony Poseidonia south of Salona - renamed to Paestum by the Romans.

Spanish Bull

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Inspired by Spain's national colors, Bulls and bullfighting. According to DACS in UK, which is a sister organization to CopyDan, who administers artists’ intellectual rights, the copyrights for this motif costs 40.000 £.

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 84 x 59,4 cm (33.1” x 23.4”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

Antonio Gaudi’s imperfect church in Barcelona. Unless you've been in Barcelona and have seen Gaudi’s architecture. You should go there! It is strange to think about that his very distinctive Art Nouveau style could win recognition in the 1800s. After 1894, he drew back from secular work and devoted his life to Christianity and construction of Sagrada Familia.

Prado, Madrid, Spain

1 x Inks on canvas, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 5,976 - 8,632
210 x numbered and signed by the artist, Archival Inks on cotton,
that is on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm Fine Art paper
using pigment based archival inks, size: 59,4 x 84 cm (23.4” x 33.1”)
Price is US$ 2,000 each

The portal at the entrance to the Prado Museum in Madrid

In general about the complete fine art works of Asbjorn Lonvig

Asbjorn Lonvig, Denmark (*1949)

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Asbjorn Lonvig demonstrates a clear predominance towards a geometrical approach,
using flat contrasted colours, emphasising perceptions which come close to being pop art.
The oeuvre of the well-known Danish artist involves symbols, icons of a society dominated by images,
decontextualising them, inserting them in other compositions in which their freshness and dynamism are emphasised.
He produces formal assemblies in which sensitive ideas, infantile allegories or non-hurtful subjects, predominate,
seeking in the style of Miró an evocative approach little-by-little shaping a world of great sensitivity which captivates the observer
with an attractive warmth in spite of its initial lack of emotion.
His contribution to painting extends further than the field of composition, cultivating form,
fostering the passionate use of colour in order to endow his painting with suggestive features which go beyond the limits of the subjects themselves.
He communicates irony, gives expression to immense innate curiosity connected with his tendency to experimentation,
but always subordinating it to compositional organisation, seeking a clear dialogue between form, colour, balance and tonal expressiveness.