Lot Essay
We thank the Fondation Arp, Clamart, for their help cataloguing this work.
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Property from the Collection of Hans Richter
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Du pays des lutins
Details
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Du pays des lutins
bronze with brown patina
Height: 9 ¾ in. (24.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1949; this bronze version cast by 1951
Du pays des lutins
bronze with brown patina
Height: 9 ¾ in. (24.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1949; this bronze version cast by 1951
Provenance
Hans Richter, Connecticut (acquired from the artist, 1960).
By descent from the above to the late owner, 1976.
By descent from the above to the late owner, 1976.
Literature
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, Stuttgart, 1957, p. 105, no. H 93 (another cast illustrated, p. 60; titled From Gnomeland).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 71, no. 93.
A. Hartog and K. Fischer, eds., Hans Arp: Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 102, no. 93 (marble version illustrated).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 71, no. 93.
A. Hartog and K. Fischer, eds., Hans Arp: Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 102, no. 93 (marble version illustrated).