Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)

Croissance

Details
Jean (Hans) Arp (1887-1966)
Croissance
bronze with gold and brown patina
Height: 42 in. (105 cm.)
Width: 16 in. (40 cm.)
Depth: 15 in. (37.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1938 and cast by Susse Fondeur in 1969
Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal. Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1 November 1969.
Literature
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, London, 1957, p. 105 (another cast illustrated, p. 63).
Sale room notice
Please note this bronze is number 2 from an edition of 5. The present version of Croissance was conceived in 1960 after the small version of 1938.
Please note the following additional information:
COMPLETE PROVENANCE:
Mrs. Arp.
Dominion Gallery, Montreal.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1 November 1969.

LITERATURE:
E. Trier, Jean Arp Sculpture, His Last Ten Years, New York, 1968, p. 104, no. 49A.

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