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Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Etoile
inscribed 'ETOILE' (on the base of the star)
painted plaster
Height: 25 5/8 in. (65 cm.)
Executed in 1939
Etoile
inscribed 'ETOILE' (on the base of the star)
painted plaster
Height: 25 5/8 in. (65 cm.)
Executed in 1939
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.
Literature
S. Poley, Hans Arp; Die Formensprache im plastischen Werk,
Stuttgart, 1978, no. 120 (the bronze version illustrated p. 85).
A. Schwarz, Max Ernst e i suoi amici Surrealisti, Milan, 2002, p. 54.
A. Hartog (ed.), Hans Arp, Sculptures - A critical survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 143 (illustrated p. 119).
Stuttgart, 1978, no. 120 (the bronze version illustrated p. 85).
A. Schwarz, Max Ernst e i suoi amici Surrealisti, Milan, 2002, p. 54.
A. Hartog (ed.), Hans Arp, Sculptures - A critical survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 143 (illustrated p. 119).
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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