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JEAN (HANS) ARP (1886-1966)
Torse fruit
inscribed with foundry mark '.Georges Rudier. Fondeur. Paris.' (on the rim of the underside)
polished bronze
Height: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1960; this bronze version cast in 1968
Provenance
Marguerite Arp, Clamart (wife of the artist).
Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired from the above, June 1968).
Peter Bronfman, Montreal (acquired from the above, October 1968).
Waddington Galleries, Inc., Montreal (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, May 1978.
Literature
E. Trier, Jean Arp Sculpture: His Last Ten Years, New York, 1968, p. 115, no. 237 (marble version illustrated, p. 114).
H. Read, The Art of Jean Arp, New York, 1968, p. 207 (marble version illustrated, pl. 128).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 78, no. 237.
A. Hartog and K. Fischer, eds., Hans Arp Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 344, no. 237 (marble version illustrated).
Post Lot Text
We thank the Fondation Arp, Clamart, for their help cataloguing this work.
Details
JEAN (HANS) ARP (1886-1966)
Torse fruit
inscribed with foundry mark '.Georges Rudier. Fondeur. Paris.' (on the rim of the underside)
polished bronze
Height: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1960; this bronze version cast in 1968
Provenance
Marguerite Arp, Clamart (wife of the artist).
Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired from the above, June 1968).
Peter Bronfman, Montreal (acquired from the above, October 1968).
Waddington Galleries, Inc., Montreal (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, May 1978.
Literature
E. Trier, Jean Arp Sculpture: His Last Ten Years, New York, 1968, p. 115, no. 237 (marble version illustrated, p. 114).
H. Read, The Art of Jean Arp, New York, 1968, p. 207 (marble version illustrated, pl. 128).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 78, no. 237.
A. Hartog and K. Fischer, eds., Hans Arp Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 344, no. 237 (marble version illustrated).
Post Lot Text
We thank the Fondation Arp, Clamart, for their help cataloguing this work.
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