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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 .
- Sculpture, painting
- Académie Julian
- German
Jean ArpArtworks. View all 61 artworks. Jean Arp lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of French-German Abstract Art and Dada. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- French, German
- September 16, 1886
- Strasbourg, France
- June 7, 1966
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Summary of Hans Arp. Something of a one-man movement, Jean Arp could (and did) make anything into art. Best-known for his biomorphic sculptures, and one of the most versatile creative minds of the early-20 th century, he fashioned sculptures out of plaster, stone and bronze, and also expressed himself in paintings, drawings, collages, and poems.
- French-German
- September 16, 1886
- Strasbourg, Alsace
- June 7, 1966
This sculpture is a unique marble enlargement of Arp’s original plaster. The medium—with its hard, bonelike appearance—emphasizes the human, torsolike forms of Growth. Status. On View, Gallery 398. Department. Modern Art. Artist. Jean (Hans) Arp. Title. Growth. Place. France (Artist's nationality:) Date. 1938–1960. Medium. White marble. Dimensions.
View Jean (Hans) Arp’s 4,626 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.
- French/German
Directly working on the plaster casts, he was able to create gently curved, organic volumes in a metamorphosis of plastic elements. Arp’s sculptural works have graced major modernist exhibitions, including Cubism and Abstract Art and Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at MoMA in 1936-37.
Jean Arp (born September 16, 1887, Strassburg, Germany [now Strasbourg, France]—died June 7, 1966, Basel, Switzerland) was a French sculptor, painter, and poet who was one of the leaders of the European avant-garde in the arts during the first half of the 20th century.
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