Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Petite figure appuyée dite "L'Egyptienne"
polished bronze
Height: 10 in. (25.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938; this bronze version cast in 1955-1956
Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966)
Petite figure appuyée dite "L'Egyptienne"
polished bronze
Height: 10 in. (25.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938; this bronze version cast in 1955-1956
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1957.
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, Stuttgart, 1957, p. 110, no. 57.
"Have you the Courage to be Elegant?," Home & Garden, November 1963, p. 218 (illustrated in color in situ).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, p. 69, no. 57.
S. Poley, Hans Arp, Die Formensprache im Plastichen Werk, Stuttgart, 1978, p. 143, no. 150 (another cast illustrated).
A. Hartog, ed., Jean Arp, Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, p. 261, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
Please note the correct provenance for this work:
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owners, January 1957.
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