Jean Arp (Hans Arp)

1886–1966

*Moustaches* c.1925
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Biography

Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp (; German: [aʁp]; 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.

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Artworks

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Pagoda Fruit
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1949
Constellation According to the Laws of Chance
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
c.1930

On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio
Torn-Up Woodcut
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1920–54
Winged Being
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1961

On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio
Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1932, cast c.1953–8
According to the Laws of Chance
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1933
Impish Fruit
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1943
Danger of Death
Jean Arp (Hans Arp)
1954

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Artist as subject

Portrait of Jean Arp
Hans Bellmer
1957

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Pagoda Fruit

Constellation According to the Laws of Chance

Torn-Up Woodcut

Winged Being

Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest

According to the Laws of Chance

Impish Fruit

Danger of Death

Artist as subject

Portrait of Jean Arp

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