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Ptolemy I
Details
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
Ptolemy I
bronze with gold patina
Height: 39 in. (100.4 cm.)
Width: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Depth: 17 in. (43.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1953 and cast before 1958
Ptolemy I
bronze with gold patina
Height: 39 in. (100.4 cm.)
Width: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Depth: 17 in. (43.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1953 and cast before 1958
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 11 December 1958.
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 11 December 1958.
Literature
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, New York, 1957, no. 128 (another version and cast illustrated, pl. 96-97).
H. Read, Arp, London, 1968, p. 101, no. 113 (another cast illustrated, p. 99).
J. Hancock and S. Poley, Arp 1886-1966, Cambridge, 1986, p. 218, no. 229 (another cast illustrated).
H. Read, Arp, London, 1968, p. 101, no. 113 (another cast illustrated, p. 99).
J. Hancock and S. Poley, Arp 1886-1966, Cambridge, 1986, p. 218, no. 229 (another cast illustrated).