Lot Essay
The Arp Foundation has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Property belonging to the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Porter Trust Estate
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
Homme-oiseau
Details
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
Homme-oiseau
signed, titled, and dated, and inscribed 'JEAN ARP homme-oiseau huile sur pavatex 1956 (d'après un dessin de 1927 Arp)' (on the artist's label affixed to the reverse)
oil on pavatex
39 x 29¾ in. (99.5 x 75.5 cm.)
The drawing for this design conceived in 1927; this painting executed in 1956
Homme-oiseau
signed, titled, and dated, and inscribed 'JEAN ARP homme-oiseau huile sur pavatex 1956 (d'après un dessin de 1927 Arp)' (on the artist's label affixed to the reverse)
oil on pavatex
39 x 29¾ in. (99.5 x 75.5 cm.)
The drawing for this design conceived in 1927; this painting executed in 1956
Provenance
Gualtieri San Lazzaro, Paris.
Richard L. Feigen, Chicago.
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner.
Richard L. Feigen, Chicago.
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner.
Literature
B. Rau and Michel Seuphor, Hans Arp: Die Reliefs Oeuvre-Katalog, Stuttgart, 1981, p. 251, no. 525 (illustrated).
Exhibited
The Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Spirit of Surrealism, October-November 1979.