After a design by JEAN (HANS) ARP (1887-1956)

Nadir

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After a design by JEAN (HANS) ARP (1887-1956)
Nadir
with 'Tabard Frères & Soeurs Aubusson' mark in the weave (lower left); signed and numbered 'Arp 3/3' (on the label attached to the reverse)
hand-woven wool tapestry
67½ x 56 7/8 in. (171.5 x 144.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1960 and hand-woven at a later date

Lot Essay

Rainer Hüben has confirmed the authenticity of this tapestry.
This tapestry is derived from a relief Nadir II, 1960, found in B. Rau, Hans Arp: die Reliefs Oeuvre-Katalog, Stuttgart, 1981, no. 659.

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