Jean Arp
French · 1886–1966 · Painter, Printmaker
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
Torse VégétalPhillips · $1,280,000≈ £996,807≈ €1,163,954Sign up to see
Torse FruitMenzies · A$797,727≈ $591,834≈ £459,142≈ €510,509Sign up to see
Torse FruitMenzies · A$554,727≈ $582,963≈ £364,899≈ €410,190Sign up to see
Jean 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).
Coming up at auction
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ArtSell has recorded 192 auction results for Jean Arp between 2001 and 2026, of which 186 sold (97%). A further 11 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $99Sign up free to see to $1.3MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.3MSign up free to see for Torse Végétal at Phillips in November 2019. The most common medium is sculpture (42 lots). Most results come from Ketterer Kunst (42), Van Ham (32) and Rago Auctions (24).
193 results · page 1 of 5
- €3,618≈ $4,175≈ £3,096Sign up free to see
- $640≈ £479≈ €561Sign up free to see
- Initiale grimaçante, 1958€9,648≈ $11,005≈ £8,210Sign up free to see
- €5,842≈ $6,800≈ £5,049Sign up free to see
- Man Seen by a Flower, 1958$8,960≈ £6,685≈ €7,713Sign up free to see
- $1,651≈ £1,229≈ €1,402Sign up free to see
- €129,000≈ $150,221≈ £112,575Sign up free to see
- Untitled, Circa 1958€4,536≈ $5,282≈ £3,958Sign up free to see
- €12,600≈ $14,673≈ £10,996Sign up free to see
- Tête sur griffes, 1949€219,300≈ $255,375≈ £191,378Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (11)
Lots by Jean Arp that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Jean Arp paintings (16)Jean Arp oil paintings (3)Jean Arp mixed media (9)Jean Arp works on paper (19)Jean Arp watercolors (3)Jean Arp gouaches (3)Jean Arp drawings (9)Jean Arp prints (95)Jean Arp etchings (7)Jean Arp lithographs (28)Jean Arp screenprints (12)Jean Arp woodcuts & linocuts (29)Jean Arp multiples (5)Jean Arp sculpture (42)
Jean Arp: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Jean Arp at auction?
$1,280,000Sign up free to see, for Torse Végétal at Phillips (November 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Jean Arp?
The median sale price is $2.6kSign up free to see across 186 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Jean Arp have sold at auction?
186 of 192 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 11 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Jean Arp?
Ketterer Kunst, Van Ham and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Ketterer Kunst · Van Ham · Rago Auctions
Jean Arp signature
48 catalogued lots by Jean Arp record a signature line. The most common placement is lower left (54% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signiert verso unten links auf Etikett: ARP
— Petite Figure de Grasse II, Van Ham, Jun 5, 2023Rückseitig signiert (eingeritzt): ARP. Werkverzeichnis: Rau 577
— Nombril et tête / Nabel und Kopf, Grisebach, Dec 2, 2022Stamped with the artist's monogram and number "I/V HA" on the inside and on the inside of the base
— Torse Végétal, Phillips, Nov 14, 2019
About Jean Arp
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
Scrutant l'horizon, 1964
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainResting Leaf, 1959
Sculpture museum of Glaskasten · Public domain
