Lot Essay
This sculpture has been requested for the exhibition Assignment: Rescue, the Story of Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee at The Jewish Museum, New York, Nov., 1997-March, 1998.
Property from the Collection of
BORIS LEAVITT
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
La sirène
Details
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
La sirène
bronze with golden brown patina
Height: 17 5/8in. (44.7cm.)
Conceived in 1942; this bronze version cast by the E. Godard foundry before 1968; number five in an edition of five
La sirène
bronze with golden brown patina
Height: 17 5/8in. (44.7cm.)
Conceived in 1942; this bronze version cast by the E. Godard foundry before 1968; number five in an edition of five
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (1968; acquired by Boris Leavitt, 1972)
Literature
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, Stuttgart, 1957, no. 71 (another cast illustrated, p. 57)
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., The Holocaust Memorial Museum, Assignment: Rescue, July, 1993-Jan., 1995