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Jean Arp

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Hans Arp, Jean, was born in Strasbourg in 1887. He studied first to the Art Academy of Weimar (1904-1906), then to the Julian Academy in Paris (1908). He was a founder member of the group “Der Moderne Bund” in 1911. In 1912 he contributed to the Blaue Reiter Almanac and exhibited with this group. Jean Arp, then, created abstract collages. In 1914, he . . .

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Poster de Arp Jean : Le Relief
Le Relief
1960 Rare vintage poster printed in lithograph by Imprimerie Union in Paris, for the artist's exhibition "Le Relief", XXe Siècle" in Paris. Without
Original woodcuts de Arp Jean : Invitation card 1950
Invitation card 1950
1950 Invitation card for the exhibition "Oeuvres récentes de Jean Arp" at the Galerie Maeght, Paris, illustrated with two original woodcuts ("Visage et... Arntz n°136
Original signed lithograph de Arp Jean : Cinq lunes sur fond bleu
Cinq lunes sur fond...
1966 Original lithograph in four colours, signed in pencil by the artist. Arntz n° 360
Book with lithograph de Arp Jean : Catalogue Berggruen n° 14
Catalogue Berggruen...
1955 Booklet for the exhibition « Arp Collages » at the Galerie Berggruen in Paris in 1955. Text by Jean Arp, cover and eighteen stencil-reproductions... Without
Screenprint poster de Arp Jean : Arp - L'expression
Arp - L'expression
1973 Poster printed in screenprint, for the artist exhibition « L'Expression » at the Claude Bollack Gallery, from September to November 1973,... Without
Exhibition catalogue de Arp Jean : Arp
Arp
1960 Catalogue n° 238 of the artist exhibition at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1960. Poems by the Hans Arp "Les pierres domestiques", illustrated with... Without
Sculpture multiple de Arp Jean : Etoile
Etoile
1968 Multiple relief in golden brass, on its original plexiglass support. Nouvelles Images Ed., Paris. Without
Original signed multiple de Arp Jean : Bird Falls
Bird Falls
1969 Gold-plated brass, multiple sculpture, signed with the artist's stamp on the back, presented in a case by Joaquin Olivier. Nouvelles Images Ed.,... Without
Original signed multiple de Arp Jean : Cutting n°25
Cutting n°25
1962 Original multiple in duralium patinated on the front, signed and numbered on verso. Label from Gallery Loeb, Paris. Bernd Rau n°692
Signed lithograph de Arp Jean : Unknown title III
Unknown title III
1963 Lithograph in colors, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Signed lithograph de Arp Jean : Unknown title II
Unknown title II
1963 Lithograph in colors, signed in pencil by the artist. Without
Original signed woodcut de Arp Jean : Idol
Idol
1961-1968 Original woodcut, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the book "La Magie Quotidienne". Ed. Louis Broder, Paris. Arntz n° 233
Original etching de Arp Jean : Doll
Doll
1960 Original etching, unsigned. Essay proof on tinted paper, extracted from the portfolio "Vers le blanc infini". Ed La Rose des Vents, Paris. Arntz n°411
Original woodcut de Arp Jean : Unknown title
Unknown title
Unknown date Original woodcut, with the artist's signature printed. Without
Original woodcuts de Arp Jean : Invitation card
Invitation card
1950 Invitation card for the exhibition "Oeuvres récentes de Jean Arp" at the Galerie Maeght, Paris, illustrated with two original woodcuts ("Visage et... Arntz n°138
Original signed lithograph de Arp Jean : Formes symétriques aux flocons du hasard
Formes symétriques...
1955 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Poster before the letter for the exibition "Jean Arp : reliefs peints sur Carton, Bois, Bronze"... Arntz n°332
Signed lithograph de Arp Jean : Figurationen (Drei elemente)
Figurationen (Drei...
1962 Lithograph in colors, signed in pencil by the artist. XXe siècle Ed., Paris. Arntz n°348
Original signed etching de Arp Jean : Paroles peintes II
Paroles peintes II
1965 Original etching, signed in pencil by the artist, executed for the book "Paroles peintes II". Lazare Vernet Ed., Paris. Arntz n°419
Illustrated book de Arp Jean : Cinéma calendrier du coeur abstrait, Maisons
Cinéma calendrier...
1920 Book in first edition, Dada collection. In-4, blank original wraps. Poems by Tristan Tzara, illustrated with 19 original woodcuts by Jean Arp, in... Arntz n°59 to 77, Monod n°10792 - Source : Noelle Lecoutour.
Original woodcut de Arp Jean : Documenta Geigy
Documenta Geigy
1965 Original woodcut, signed in pencil by the artist, published for the exhibition "Das Ubehagen in Der Kunst", Documenta Geigy Basel. Arntz n°245
Signed lithograph de Arp Jean : Configuration
Configuration
1951 Lithograph in colors, signed in pencil by the artist. Publisher dry stamp. Arntz n°327
Print de Arp Jean : For Gerald Cramer
For Gerald Cramer
1971 Reproduction printed in lithographic technique after a composition by Jean Arp for the book "Gérald Cramer. 30 ans d'activité". Ed. G. Cramer,... Mentioned in Cramer ("Miro") n°144
Book de Arp Jean : Vers le blanc infini
Vers le blanc infini
1960 Book, in-4, in sheets. Texts by Jean Arp, illustrated with 8 original unsigned etchings (hors-texte), aquafortes, of the artist. Copie signed in... Monod, Vol. I, n° 525
Multiple de Arp Jean : Feuille Torse
Feuille Torse
1964 Gold-plated metal, relief multiple sculpture, signed with the signature stamp on the reverse. Nouvelles Images Publisher, Lombreuil. Without
Multiple de Arp Jean : Lettre Terrestre II
Lettre Terrestre II
1964 Gold-plated metal, relief multiple sculpture, signed with the signature stamp on the reverse. Nouvelles Images Publisher, Lombreuil. Without
Multiple de Arp Jean : Bird Falls
Bird Falls
1969 Gold-plated metal, relief multiple sculpture, signed with the signature stamp on the reverse. Nouvelles Images Publisher, Lombreuil. Without
Multiple de Arp Jean : Mask Bird
Mask Bird
1968 Gold-plated metal, relief multiple sculpture, signed with the signature stamp on the reverse. Nouvelles Images Publisher, Lombreuil. Without
Multiple de Arp Jean : Lettre Terrestre I
Lettre Terrestre I
1964 Gold-plated metal, relief multiple sculpture, signed with the signature stamp on the reverse. Nouvelles Images Publisher, Lombreuil. Without
Original lithographs de Arp Jean : Aux nourritures terrestres
Aux nourritures...
1950 A suite of 10 original unsigned lithographs , conceived together by Jean Arp, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Sonia Delaunay and Alberto Magnelli in 1941, then... In l'Art Retrouvé, Grasse Terre d'accueil 1918-1958
Multiple de Arp Jean : Terrestrial letter
Terrestrial letter
1968 Relief after Arp, metal of clock industry nickelled then gilded. Editions of the Nouvelles Images. Without
Multiple de Arp Jean : Star
Star
1968 Relief after Arp, metal of clock industry nickelled then gilded. Editions of the Nouvelles Images. Without
Lithograph signed de Arp Jean : Art of Today
Art of Today
1953 Lithograph after Jean Arp, signed by the artist, extracted from the portofolio published by Edition Art from Today (Boulogne) Not referred in Arntz
Woodcut signed de Arp Jean : Knossos
Knossos
1956 Woodcut by Karl Schmid after Arp, signed in pencil. Arntz n°300
Original signed woodcut de Arp Jean : Composition
Composition
1958 Original woodcut, signed in pencil. Arntz n°227/a

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
*« Sculptures de 1957 à 1966 », F. Arp, Arthur Niggli, Teufen, 1968 All the "catalogues raisonnés"

Bibliographic track & more

To read about the artist :
  • «Jean Arp», I. Jianou, Arted, Paris, 1973
  • «Arp, bibliographie», A. Bleikasten, 2 Vol., Grant & Cutter, Londres, 1981/83
  • «Jean Arp, rétrospective», MAM de la ville de Paris, 1986
  • «Hans Arp», S. Fauchereau, Albin Michel, 1988
  • «Jean Arp : L'invention de la forme», Collectif, Ed. 5 continets, 2004
  • «Dada», Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, 2005
  • «Art is Arp, Les ateliers de Hans-Jean Arp», I. Ewig, Ed. Musees De Strasbourg, 2009
  • «Hans Arp, La nature des choses», collectif, Ed. Feymedia, 2012
  • «Atelier Jean Arp et Sophie Taeuber», Renaud Ego, Fondation Arp, Éd. des Cendre, 2012
  • «Jean Arp sculptures», Ari Hartig, Ed. Hatje Cantz, 2012
To read from the artist :
  • «Jours effeuillés», Gallimard, Paris, 1966
  • «Sable de lune: poèmes choisis», Jean Arp, Ed. Arfuyen, 2005
Website :
www.fondationarp.org/

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Mouvements de l'art

  • + PHOTOGRAPHY BETWEEN WARS / 1918-1939 / Robert Tatlin, Alexandre Rodchenko, etc.
  • + DADAISM / 1916-1924 / Erwin Blumenfeld, Marcel Duchamp, Marcel Janco, Kurt Schwitters, Sophie Taueber-Arp, etc.
  • + SURREALISM / 1924-1969 / Marcel Duchamp, Dora Maar, Kurt Schwitters, Taro Okamoto, Antonio Berni, etc.
  • + ABSTRACTION-CREATION / 1931-1938 / Etienne Béothy, Frantisek Kupka, Piet Mondrian, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Georges Vantongerloo, etc.
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