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AN EYE FOR THE SUBLIME: THE RENKER COLLECTION
JEAN (HANS) ARP (1886-1966)
La sirène
Details
JEAN (HANS) ARP (1886-1966)
La sirène
polished bronze
height: 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.)
Conceived in 1942 and cast in bronze by Alexis Rudier, Paris, before 1957; this cast is number one from the edition of five
La sirène
polished bronze
height: 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.)
Conceived in 1942 and cast in bronze by Alexis Rudier, Paris, before 1957; this cast is number one from the edition of five
Provenance
George David Thompson, Pittsburgh, by 1957.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
Acquired from the above on 5 June 1961, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel.
Acquired from the above on 5 June 1961, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
C. Giedion-Welcker, Jean Arp, Stuttgart, 1957, no. 71, pp. 105 & 112 (another cast illustrated p. 57).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, no. 71, p. 70.
A. Hartog & K. Fischer (eds.), Hans Arp, Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 71, p. 268 (another cast illustrated p. 268 & p. 43).
I. Jianou, Jean Arp, Paris, 1973, no. 71, p. 70.
A. Hartog & K. Fischer (eds.), Hans Arp, Sculptures, A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 71, p. 268 (another cast illustrated p. 268 & p. 43).
Exhibited
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, Jean Arp, March 1954, no. 2, n.p. (illustrated n.p.)
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Thompson Pittsburgh, Aus einer amerikanischen Privatsammlung, October - November 1960, no. 283, n.p.
Dusseldorf, Kunstmuseum, Sammlung G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh/USA, December 1960 - January 1961, no. 283, n.p.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Collectie Thompson uit Pittsburgh, February - April 1961, no. 271, n.p.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Thompson Pittsburgh, Aus einer amerikanischen Privatsammlung, October - November 1960, no. 283, n.p.
Dusseldorf, Kunstmuseum, Sammlung G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh/USA, December 1960 - January 1961, no. 283, n.p.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Collectie Thompson uit Pittsburgh, February - April 1961, no. 271, n.p.
Further details
We thank the Fondation Arp, Clamart, for their help cataloguing this work.
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