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Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp (16 September 1886 – 7 June 1966), better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.
Read about the art and life of Jean Arp, a multi-disciplinary pioneering force in the development of Dadaism and other major avant-garde art movements.
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Jun 27, 2018 · BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Also known as Hans Arp; 1886–1966), Alsace-born artist and poet. Moving easily between the French and German languages, Jean Arp developed a cosmopolitan outlook from an early age through his contacts with the European avant-garde.
Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp (16 September 1886 – 7 June 1966), better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.
Overview. Provenance. Exhibition History. References. Title: Configuration in Serpentine Movements I. Artist: Jean Arp (French (born Germany), Strasbourg 1886–1966 Basel) Date: 1950. Medium: Marble. Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 12 in., 44 lb. (22.2 × 37.5 × 30.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1976.
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The title of this relief identifies the curvilinear and irregular biomorphic shapes as a torso, a navel, and a flower with a mustache. Arp associated the mustache form with specific individuals, such as the German emperor Wilhelm II, and the navel form with the beginning of life.
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