Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)

Dcoupage no. 22, dit Initiale de tte-Decoupage nr. 22 gennant Kopinitiale

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Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
Dcoupage no. 22, dit Initiale de tte-Decoupage nr. 22 gennant Kopinitiale
incised with the signature and numbered 'Arp 2/5' (lower centre)
brass
16in. (40.7cm.) high (including base) 11in. (28cm.) high (excluding base)
Conceived and cast in 1961 in a numbered edition of five plus one

Literature

H. Read, Arp, London 1968, p. 141 (another version illustrated fig. 169).
B. Rau, Hans Arp, Die Reliefs, Oeuvre-Katalog, Stuttgart 1981, no. 688 (another version illustrated p. 332).

Lot Essay

Having studied in Berlin, Dresden and Dusseldorf, Graubner exhibited widely in Germany and the United States throughout the 1960's. His work at this time could loosely be termed as nugaisme, but later evolved towards a more monochromistic style. This culminated in the 1970's with an exploration of light and volume which he realised, as in the present work, using simple forms and objects.

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