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Details
JEAN (HANS) ARP (1886-1966)
Torse
signed 'Arp' (on the base)
plaster
Height: 19 in. (48.2 cm.)
Executed in 1931; this work is unique
Torse
signed 'Arp' (on the base)
plaster
Height: 19 in. (48.2 cm.)
Executed in 1931; this work is unique
Provenance
Marcel Janco, Israel, a gift from the artist, circa 1962 and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, Paris, 28 November 2012, lot 61.
Hauser & Wirth, London.
Arquebuse Sarl, Geneva, by whom acquired from the above in February 2014.
Private Collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above in March 2014.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Hauser & Wirth, London.
Arquebuse Sarl, Geneva, by whom acquired from the above in February 2014.
Private Collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above in March 2014.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, no. 8a, p. 66.
A. Hartog & K. Fischer, Hans Arp, Sculptures - a Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 8a, p. 242 (bronze version illustrated).
A. Hartog & K. Fischer, Hans Arp, Sculptures - a Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 8a, p. 242 (bronze version illustrated).
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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