Jean Arp

Mrs Marguerite Arp
Dr Max Stern, Galerie Dominion, Montreal (acquired from the above in 1969)
Marisa Del Re Gallery, Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Hamburg, Kunsthalle Hamburg, 1966
Geneva, Musée Rath, Jean Arp, Sonia Delaunay, Serge Poliakoff, 1964, no. 48
Nassau, Nassau County Museum of Art, Surrealism: Dreams on Canvas, 2007

Executed on wove paper laid down on card, which is glued to the mount on upper and lower edges. A few scuffs and losses to the grey card at extreme edges, a few tiny specks of loss in the yellow along the lower edge. The innermost element shows a faint hard crease indicating that it was likely folded vertically down the centre. A few creases are faintly visible near the top of the yellow element, which seem to be underneath the pigment layer (and orginal to the work). Other pencil marks and studio stains appear to be inherent to the artist's working process. This work is in very good condition overall. The colours are bright and fresh. Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the yellow and the red are brighter and lighter in life.
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