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Hans (Jean) Arp - Bronze
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Hans (Jean) Arp
Initiale grimaçante, 1958
Bronze
Starting bid:
€ 7,200
Estimate:
€ 8,000 - 12,000
End: 07-15-26 15:34:00 Berlin
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70
Hans (Jean) Arp
Initiale grimaçante, 1958
Bronze
Starting bid:
€ 7,200
Estimate:
€ 8,000 - 12,000
End: 07-15-26 15:34:00 Berlin
07-15-26 09:34:00 New York
07-15-26 06:34:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 18h:15m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 81,04 €,
within the EU countries 134,53 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.


Hans (Jean) Arp
1886 - 1966
Initiale grimaçante. 1958.
Bronze, polished.
Copy 9 of 10. 12.5 x 8 x 6 cm (4.9 x 3.1 x 2.3 in). [KA].

• Hans Arp’s sculptures are poetic manifestations of free association.
• At times organic, at times constructivist in character, Arp’s formal language reflects the inexhaustible diversity of natural structures.
• In the year of its creation, the artist was honored with a comprehensive solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
• Excellent provenance: received as a gift directly from the artist and in the same family’s possession for over 50 years.

We are grateful to the Hans Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp Foundation, Berlin/Rolandswerth, for the kind assistance.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Germany (gifted from the artist)
Private collection, Southern Germany (inherited from the above).

EXHIBITION: Arp. Sculpture, Collage, Drawing, Kovler Gallery, Chicago, 1968, cat. no. 20, illustrated (different copy).

LITERATURE: Arie Hartog (ed.), Kai Fischer (comp.), Hans Arp. Skulpturen - Eine Bestandsaufnahme, Ostfildern 2012, CR no. 175 (with b&w ill., likely a different copy)
Eduard Trier (ed.), François Arp (comp.), Hans Arp. Skulpturen 1957–1966, Stuttgart 1968, CR no. 175 (illustrated, likely a different copy).
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Stefanie Poley, Hans Arp. Die Formensprache im plastischen Werk. Mit einem Anhang unveröffentlichter Plastiken, Stuttgart 1978, cat. no. 131, p. 104 (probably a different copy).

In good condition. A few tiny scuffs and spots here and there. Two small scuff marks on the base.