Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)

Agenouillée

Details

Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Agenouillée
numbered '2/5' (on the underside)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1961; this bronze version cast in 1965

Provenance

Dominion Gallery, Montreal.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, November 1967.

Literature

E. Trier, intro., Jean Arp: Sculpture, His Last Ten Years, New York, 1968, p. 117, no. 246a (marble version illustrated, p. 116).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 78, no. 246a.
A. Hartog and K. Fischer, eds., Hans Arp, Sculptures: A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 349, no. 246a (marble version illustrated).

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Lot Essay

The late Marguerite Arp confirmed the authenticity of this work in 1967.
We thank the Fondation Arp, Clamart, for their help cataloguing this work.

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