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Collection of Celeste and Armand Bartos
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Petite figure appuyée dite "L'Egyptienne"
Details
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Petite figure appuyée dite "L'Egyptienne"
polished bronze
Height: 10 in. (25.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938; this bronze version cast in 1955-1956
Petite figure appuyée dite "L'Egyptienne"
polished bronze
Height: 10 in. (25.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938; this bronze version cast in 1955-1956
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1957.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1957.
Literature
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, Stuttgart, 1957, p. 110, no. 57.
"Have you the Courage to be Elegant?," Home & Garden, November 1963, p. 218 (illustrated in color in situ).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 69, no. 57.
S. Poley, Hans Arp, Die Formensprache im Plastichen Werk, Stuttgart, 1978, p. 143, no. 150 (another cast illustrated).
A. Hartog, ed., Jean Arp, Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 261, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
"Have you the Courage to be Elegant?," Home & Garden, November 1963, p. 218 (illustrated in color in situ).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 69, no. 57.
S. Poley, Hans Arp, Die Formensprache im Plastichen Werk, Stuttgart, 1978, p. 143, no. 150 (another cast illustrated).
A. Hartog, ed., Jean Arp, Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 261, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the correct provenance for this work:
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1957.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1957.
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Stefany Sekara Morris
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