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Artists›Jean Arp

Jean Arp

1886–1966

WA-00014848

PaintingDadaismSurrealism

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

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Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ153739

Field Verification (5 fields)

3 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/jean-arp
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jean-arp
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Dadaism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (16)

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Caravel Bird (L'Oiseau Caravelle)

1965 · Bronze

26 1/2 × 14 × 11 3/4 in. (67.3 × 35.6 × 29.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Fruit Agressif

1965 · Marble

32 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 10 1/4 in., 235 lb. (82.6 × 52.1 × 26 cm, 106.6 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Winged Being

1961 · Plaster

displayed: 1400 x 350 x 300 mm, 30 kg (20kg figure / 10kg base)

Tate

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Shell Crystal (Coquille-cristal)

1961 · Cristalino marble

13 1/2 × 13 7/8 × 12 in. (34.3 × 35.2 × 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Seuil-Configuration

1959 · Satin finished washed stainless steel

11 ft. × 11 ft. 3 in. × 31 3/4 in. (335.3 × 342.9 × 80.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Man Seen by a Flower

1958 · Bronze

2 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 4 5/8 in., 3 lb. (5.7 × 10.8 × 11.7 cm, 1.4 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Constellation Three Graces (Constellation Trois Graces)

1955 · Bronze

10 × 13 × 1 3/16 in., 5.9 lb. (25.4 × 33 × 3 cm, 2.7 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Danger of Death

1954 · Graphite on paper

support: 322 x 257 mm frame: 489 x 425 x 22 mm

Tate

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Configuration in Serpentine Movements I

1950 · Marble

8 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 13 in. (22.2 × 38.7 × 33 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pagoda Fruit

1949 · Bronze

object: 889 x 679 x 762 mm

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Impish Fruit

1943 · Walnut

object: 298 x 210 x 28 mm

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According to the Laws of Chance

1933 · Sugar paper on plyboard

support: 159 x 173 mm

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Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest

1932 · Bronze

object: 90 x 222 x 154 mm object: 60 x 120 x 100 mm object: 65 x 55 x 93 mm

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Constellation According to the Laws of Chance

1930 · Painted wood

object: 549 x 698 mm frame: 772 x 910 x 100 mm

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Moustaches

1925 · Oil paint on board

object: 307 x 227 mm, 5 mm frame: 345 x 265 x 40 mm

Tate

Torn-Up Woodcut

1920 · Wood engraving on paper on board

unconfirmed: 213 x 165 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (2)

16 published of 16 catalogued · 9 with image

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9 published9 img
The Met
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

9 entries · 1 sources

Constellation According to the Laws of Chance
1930 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Impish Fruit
1943 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Torn-Up Woodcut
1920 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Winged Being
1961 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sculpture to be Lost in the Forest
1932 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Moustaches
1925 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Danger of Death
1954 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Pagoda Fruit
1949 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
According to the Laws of Chance
1933 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Peers & Context1

Gerrit Rietveldsame movement

Movements2

Dadaism Surrealism

Collections3

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

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Network

Related Artists

Gerrit Rietveld

Furniture

same movement

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