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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Torse VégétalPhillips · Nov 2019$1,280,000≈ £996,807≈ €1,163,954Sign up to see
Torse FruitMenzies · Aug 2018A$797,727≈ $591,834≈ £459,142≈ €510,509Sign up to see
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Figure, 1959
Drawing
37,5 : 26,5 cm (14,7 : 10,4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 26, 2007 · Lot 12
€3,360≈ $4,833≈ £2,355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Soleil Recerclé, 1966
Woodcut / linocut
30,5 : 24 cm (12 : 9,4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 26, 2007 · Lot 15
€1,140≈ $1,640≈ £799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Yeux et Nez, 1932
Lithograph
30,8 : 26 cm (12,1 : 10,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 26, 2007 · Lot 16
€1,200≈ $1,726≈ £841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Avant d'etra Musique, 1954
Woodcut / linocut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 335
$2,400≈ £1,207≈ €1,786Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Soleil Recercle, 1966
Woodcut / linocut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 337
$1,680≈ £845≈ €1,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Soleil Recercle, 1966
Woodcut / linocut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 338
$1,800≈ £905≈ €1,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Soleil Recercle, 1966
Woodcut / linocut
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 3, 2007 · Lot 339
$1,680≈ £845≈ €1,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Relief architectonique végétal - Architektonisches Pflanzenrelief, 1959
Sculpture · ed. 4/5
15 x 1 3/4 x 10 1/4in (38 x 4 x 26cm)
Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 107
$30,000≈ £15,201≈ €22,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
Constellation, 1950
Screenprint · Other support
50,5 x 36cm
Ketterer Kunst · Mar 30, 2007 · Lot 10
€1,440≈ $1,918≈ £979Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Ohne Titel, 1965
Gouache
61,7 : 43,7 cm (24,2 : 17,2 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Mar 30, 2007 · Lot 6
€2,640≈ $3,516≈ £1,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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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

lower left7
on the reverse5
lower right1

Form

signed43
signed in pencil4
monogrammed1

Signiert verso unten links auf Etikett: ARP — Petite Figure de Grasse II, Van Ham, Jun 5, 2023
Rückseitig signiert (eingeritzt): ARP. Werkverzeichnis: Rau 577 — Nombril et tête / Nabel und Kopf, Grisebach, Dec 2, 2022
Stamped 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

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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.

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In museum collections

Scrutant l'horizon, 1964
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Resting Leaf, 1959
Sculpture museum of Glaskasten · Public domain

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