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).
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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
11 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 16 | 15 | 94% | $70.9kSign up | $21.9kSign up | $330kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $148kSign up | $60.7kSign up | $330kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $21.9kSign up |
| Mixed media | 9 | 8 | 89% | $35kSign up | $14.9kSign up | $148kSign up |
| Works on paper | 19 | 19 | 100% | $8.3kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $39.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $5.1kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $19.3kSign up | $14.7kSign up | $39.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 9 | 100% | $6kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $11.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 95 | 94 | 99% | $1.7kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Etching | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $435Sign up | $435Sign up | $435Sign up |
| Lithograph | 28 | 28 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 12 | 11 | 92% | $1.2kSign up | $952Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 29 | 29 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 13 | 13 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Multiple | 5 | 5 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Sculpture | 43 | 42 | 98% | $129kSign up | $29.7kSign up | $1.3MSign up |
| Other | 20 | 17 | 85% | $17.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $167kSign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 | $29.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | $5kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 | $8kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $13kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $2kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $20kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $15.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | $964Sign up |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | $844Sign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $524Sign up |