Jean Arp

Jean Arp (1886–1966) was a France painter, sculptor and poet.

Also recorded as Hans Arp; Jean-Pierre-Guillaume Arp; Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp; Khans Arp.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Dada, De Stijl and surrealism. Work is classified under abstract art and still life. Places of work recorded in the authority include Meudon, Austria and Clamart. Works named in the authority record include Evocation of a Form: Human, Lunar, Spectral. Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966)

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jean Arp”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q153739: Jean Arp

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