Jean Arp
Masque Oiseau
1968

Name: Masque Oiseau
Brand: Jean Arp
Price: 3250 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Jean Arp, also known as Hans Arp (1886-1966), was an important contributor to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. Arp was active during the crucial years that shaped European Modernism. Arp worked in various European cities during his lifetime. However, he is particularly renowned for his association with both Dada and Surrealism, from the end of World War I until the 1930s. As one begins to explore his oeuvre, it is remarkable how he is also one of the earliest artists to embrace abstraction. Caviar20 recommends exploring MoMA's large holding of his work to see how early and radically he was exploring abstraction. Arp's profound and enduring interest in the natural world is present throughout his oeuvre. His organic forms and biomorphic elements stand out as the artist's most recognizable and signature motifs, seamlessly blurring the line between abstraction and figuration. Birds are a recurring reference for the artist who reimagined their dynamism and spontaneity through smooth, flowing contours and fluid shapes. "Masque Oiseau" is an excellent example of Arp's mastery of form, achieving an incredible sense of weightlessness with an exceptionally minimal approach. This elegant sculptural multiple has a custom-made black acrylic stand. Today, Arp's legacy is honored at the Arp Museum in Remagen, Germany. His work is celebrated in public collections internationally including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice). Questions about this artwork? Contact us. Visit our Toronto gallery on Thursdays or by appointment. "Masque Oiseau" 1968 Mirror-polished nickel Incised number and artist name verso From an edition of 300 8.75"H 10"W (work) Minor surface scratches. Overall very good condition

Creator:

Jean Arp (1886 - 1966, French)

Creation Year:

1968

Dimensions:

Height: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)

Medium:

Metal

Movement & Style:

Abstract Geometric

Period:

1960-1969

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Toronto, CA

Reference Number:

Seller: 04-241stDibs: LU215214247022

View Invoice

Shop All Jean Arp

Jean Arp

Jean Arp was born Hans Arp on September 16, 1886, in Strasbourg. In 1904, after leaving the École des Arts et Métiers, Strasbourg, he visited Paris and published his poetry for the first time. From 1905–07, Arp studied at the Kunstschule, Weimar and in 1908 went to Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian. In 1909, he moved to Switzerland and in 1911 was a founder of the Moderner Bund group there. The following year, he met Robert and Sonia Delaunay in Paris and Wassily Kandinsky in Munich.

Arp participated in the Erste Deutsche Herbstsalon in 1913 at the gallery Der Sturm, Berlin. After returning to Paris in 1914, he became acquainted with Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Amedeo Modigliani and Pablo Picasso. In 1915, he moved to Zurich, where he executed collages and tapestries, often in collaboration with his future wife Sophie Taeuber (who became known as Sophie Taeuber-Arp after they married in 1922).

In 1916, Hugo Ball opened the Cabaret Voltaire, which was to become the center of Dada activities in Zurich for a group that included Arp, Marcel Janco, Tristan Tzara, and others. Arp continued his involvement with Dada after moving to Cologne in 1919. In 1922, he participated in the Kongress der Konstruktivisten in Weimar and the Exposition Internationale Dada at Galerie Montaigne in Paris. Soon thereafter, he began contributing to magazines such as Merz, Mécano, De Stijl and later, to La Révolution surréaliste.

Arp’s work appeared in the first exhibition of the Surrealist group at the Galerie Pierre, Paris in 1925. In 1926, he settled in Meudon, France. In 1931, Arp was associated with the Paris based group Abstraction-Création and the periodical transition. Throughout the 1930s and until the end of his life, he continued to write and publish poetry and essays. In 1942, he fled Meudon for Zurich after which he was to make Meudon his primary residence again in 1946. The artist visited New York in 1949 on the occasion of his solo show at Curt Valentin’s Buchholz Gallery. In 1950, he was invited to execute a relief for the Harvard Graduate Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1954, Arp received the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the Venice Biennale. A retrospective of his work was held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1958, followed by another at the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris in 1962. Arp died on June 7, 1966, in Basel.

Find original Jean Arp art on 1stDibs.