Lot 119
  • 119

Jean Arp

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jean Arp
  • IS
  • inscribed with the artist's initials HA and numbered 4/5 on the underside
  • polished bronze
  • height: 76.5cm., 30 1/8 in.

Provenance

Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired in 1968)
Brook Street Gallery, London
Bloch Family (acquired from the above in 1969)

Exhibited

Montreal, Dominion Gallery, Jean Arp 1887-1966, First One-Man Exhibition in Canada, 1968, no. 22, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Eduard Trier, Jean Arp Sculptures 1957-1966, Stuttgart, 1968, no. 294, illustration of another cast p. 83
Ionel Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, illustration of another cast p. 81
Arie Hartog (ed.), Hans Arp, Skulpturen - Eine Bestandsaufnahme, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 294, illustration of another cast p. 191

Condition

Attractive polished bronze. There are a few signs of handling wear in places and some tiny inclusions inherent to the casting process. This work is in good overall condition.
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