Jean (Hans) Arp
Constellation de cinq formes [Constellation with Five Forms]
About this artwork
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artist:Jean (Hans) ArpFrench (1886 - 1966)
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title:Constellation de cinq formes [Constellation with Five Forms]
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date created:1956
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materials:Colour lithograph on paper
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measurements:54.60 x 38.50 cm (paper 65.20 x 50.30 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1961
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accession number:GMA 770
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Jean (Hans) Arp
Jean (Hans) Arp
Jean, or Hans, Arp was born in Strasbourg. He moved to Switzerland in 1915 where he co-founded the Zurich dada group. During this period and in the 1920s he made wooden reliefs, collages and drawings. He was interested in the effects of chance and also in nature and organic forms. Arp met his...