Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
S'élevant
signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'ARP 6/6 E.GODARD Fondr. Paris' (on the underside)
polished bronze
Height: 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1962; this bronze version cast in 1969
Provenance
K.G. Frank, Detroit. Dayton's Gallery 12, Minneapolis. Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1970.
Literature
E. Trier, intro., Jean Arp, Sculpture: His Last Ten Years, New York, 1968, p. 119, no. 274 (another cast illustrated, p. 118). I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 80, no. 274 (marble version illustrated, pl. 38). A. Hartog and K. Fischer, eds., Hans Arp: Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, pp. 360-361, no. 274 (marble version illustrated, p. 360).