Hans Arp
1886–1966
Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp, better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Landschaft oder Frau - Femme-paysageKornfeld · CHF 210,000≈ $263,277≈ £194,415≈ €224,677Sign up to see
Formes se prêtant à l’interprétation - Formen zur InterpretationKornfeld · CHF 225,000≈ $242,483≈ £175,712≈ €205,843Sign up to see
Waldrad VKornfeld · CHF 210,000≈ $230,601≈ £177,960≈ €194,880Sign up to see
Hans Arp’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
64
of 74 offered · 2004–2025
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $138kSign up | $138kSign up | $138kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $138kSign up | $138kSign up | $138kSign up |
| Works on paper | 14 | 13 | 93% | $10.1kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 4 | 80% | $12.3kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $21.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22.5kSign up | $22.5kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $6.7kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 40 | 32 | 80% | $6.3kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $155kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 1 | 50% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 10 | 10 | 100% | $17.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $155kSign up |
| Screenprint | 9 | 6 | 67% | $1.3kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 12 | 10 | 83% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 5 | 71% | $2kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Sculpture | 5 | 4 | 80% | $85.6kSign up | $37.7kSign up | $263kSign up |
| Other | 14 | 14 | 100% | $53.8kSign up | $8.4kSign up | $242kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | $231kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $3kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $39.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $2.7kSign up |