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Jean Arp (1886-1966),‘Elemente’ with Ten Woodcuts, 1950

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 EUR Estimated At:960.00 - 1,200.00 EUR
Jean Arp (1886-1966),‘Elemente’ with Ten Woodcuts, 1950
This anthology titled ‘Elemente’ by the German-French artist Jean Arp (1886-1966), also known under his German name Hans Arp, includes ten woodcuts on ‘Duca di Parma’ laid paper and show abstract compositions in yellow, black and white. The printing blocks were cut in 1949 by Karl Schmid and printed by hand, supervised by the artist, after his designs from 1920. They were published in 1950 as a ‘2. Stubendruck’ in Zurich. One sheet is printed on ‘C. M. Fabriano Italia’ laid paper bearing the titles ‘Ein irdischer Buchstabe’ and ‘Ich träume von dem fliegendem Schädel‘. The index which contains all of the works’ titles is also included in the anthology. The woodcuts come in a portfolio made of blue cardboard with a vellum spine and a white cardboard boxed set.



The woodcuts of the portfolio are in very good condition with only tiny brown spots. The boxed set is slightly rubbed and the blue cardboard shows minimal foxing en verso. The anthology is signed in pencil by the artist as well as numbered with ‘101/200’. Nine sheets show the water mark ‘Duca di Parma’ on the lower left and one sheet bears the water mark ‘C. M. Fabriano Italia‘ on the lower right. The overall dimensions of the portfolio are 31 x 22 cm and the dimensions of the sheets are 29.5 x 21 cm.



Jean Arp (1886-1966)

Jean Arp, also known under his German first name Hans Arp, was born 1886 in Strasbourg as a son of a cigar manufactory owner. After his broken off art study at the Académie Julian in Paris, Arp founded with other artists the “Moderner Bund” and established his first contacts with “Der Blaue Reiter”. In 1940, Arp’s works, which were highly influenced by the Dadaism and the Surrealism, were announced “entartete Kunst” by the National Socialists. Despite this fact, the artist was highly successful on an international level, created a tall sculpture for the UNESCO building in Paris and took part at the Documenta I 1955, the Documenta II 1959 and the Documenta III 1964. Today there is a Fondation Arp in Clamart and a Fondazione Marguerite Arp-Hagenbach in Locarno. There and in many other international houses, numerous works of Jean Art can be found.
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