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Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

1889

WA-00014120

PaintingDadaismImpressionismPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

13

Institutional Exhibitions

20

Works in Collection

50

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ254395

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Painters for the Theater

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Drawings Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Arp on Paper

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977–1978

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Abstraction-Cr�ation, Art Non-Figuratif

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Extraordinary Women

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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European Master Paintings from Swiss Collections: Post-Impressionism to World War II

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976–1977

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Recent Acquisitons VI

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Recent Acquisitions V

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (5)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/sophie-taeuber-arp
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/sophie-taeuber-arp
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5777
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/sophie-taeuber-arp
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

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Movement

Dadaism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (20)

Four Spaces with a Broken Cross (Quatre espaces à croix brisée) from Art of Today, Masters of Abstract Art (Art d'aujourd'hui, maîtres de l'art abstrait), Album I

Four Spaces with a Broken Cross (Quatre espaces à croix brisée) from Art of Today, Masters of Abstract Art (Art d'aujourd'hui, maîtres de l'art abstrait), Album I

1953 · One from a portfolio of sixteen screenprint reproductions

composition: 16 15/16 × 13 1/8" (43 × 33.4 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 × 19 3/16" (64 × 48.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Folio 9 from Poésie de mots inconnus (Poetry of Unknown Words)

1949 · Woodcut from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut

composition: 6 1/8 x 4 3/4" (15.6 x 12.1cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 13/16" (32.5 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate from 10 Origin

Plate from 10 Origin

1942 · Linoleum cut from a portfolio of six linoleum cuts, three woodcuts, and one lithograph

composition (irreg.): 10 3/8 × 7 11/16" (26.4 × 19.5 cm); page (each): 10 5/8 × 8 1/4" (27 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poèmes sans prénoms (Poems without First Names)

Poèmes sans prénoms (Poems without First Names)

1941 · Illustrated book with four letterpress reproductions (including cover)

page (each): 8 9/16 × 5 3/16" (21.7 × 13.1 cm); overall (closed): 8 9/16 × 5 7/16 × 3/16" (21.8 × 13.8 × 0.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 15) from 5 Constructionen + 5 Compositionen

Plate (folio 15) from 5 Constructionen + 5 Compositionen

1941 · Linoleum cut from a portfolio of four woodcuts, four linoleum cuts, and two lithographs

composition (irreg.): 12 × 11" (30.5 × 28 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 × 12" (32 × 30.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 16) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

Plate (folio 16) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

1939 · One from an illustrated book with four line block reproductions

composition: 5 5/16 × 3 15/16" (13.5 × 10 cm); page (each): 8 15/16 × 5 11/16" (22.7 × 14.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 12) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

Plate (folio 12) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

1939 · One from an illustrated book with four line block reproductions

composition: 4 5/16 × 3 15/16" (11 × 10 cm); page (each): 8 15/16 × 5 11/16" (22.7 × 14.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 6) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

Plate (folio 6) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

1939 · One from an illustrated book with four line block reproductions

composition: 5 5/16 × 3 15/16" (13.5 × 10 cm); page (each): 8 15/16 × 5 11/16" (22.7 × 14.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 2 verso) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

Plate (folio 2 verso) from Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

1939 · One from an illustrated book with four line block reproductions

composition: 5 5/16 × 3 15/16" (13.5 × 10 cm); page (each): 8 15/16 × 5 11/16" (22.7 × 14.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

Muscheln und schirme (Shells and Umbrellas)

1939 · Illustrated book with four line block reproductions

page (each): 8 15/16 × 5 11/16" (22.7 × 14.4 cm); overall (closed): 9 1/8 × 6 3/16 × 3/16" (23.1 × 15.7 × 0.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

5 volumes : illustrations ; Height: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

5 volumes : illustrations ; Height: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

5 volumes : illustrations ; Height: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plate (folio 43) from 23 Gravures

Plate (folio 43) from 23 Gravures

1935 · Etching from an illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut

plate: 10 13/16 × 8 5/16" (27.4 × 21.1 cm); sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4" (31.8 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Échelonnement désaxé

1934 · Gouache and pencil on paper

13 7/8 x 10 5/8" (35.2 x 27 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition

1930 · Oil and metallic flakes on canvas

19 1/2 x 25 1/4" (49.5 x 64.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Head

1920 · Oil on wood with glass beads on wire

9 1/4" high (23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1918 · Cotton on canvas in historical frame

4 3/8 x 3 1/4" (11.1 x 8.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for a Marionette

1918 · Graphite on paper

Primary support: 11 7/8 × 7 1/8 in. (30.2 × 18.1 cm) Secondary support: 16 7/16 × 11 1/2 in. (41.7 × 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical, Horizontal, Square, Rectangular (Vertical, horizontal, carré, rectangulaire)

Vertical, Horizontal, Square, Rectangular (Vertical, horizontal, carré, rectangulaire)

1917 · Gouache, metallic paint, and pencil on paper

8 3/4 × 6 1/4" (22.2 × 15.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

20 published of 43 catalogued · 35 with image

MoMA
16 publishedof 39 catalogued35 img
The Met
4 published

Record

Images

Artsy artwork: Échelonnement (1934)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Sonia Delaunay, Alberto Magnelli, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Jean Arp, Sonia Delaunay, Alberto Magnelli, Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1950)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: untitled (1941)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: untitled (1942)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Sophie Taeuber-Arp derrière sa tête Dada (Sophie Taeuber-Arp behind her Dada head) (1920)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Sophie Taeuber-Arp (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

8

Movements5

Dadaism Impressionism Post-Impressionism Surrealism Abstract Art

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

17 lots · 2012–2025

Market

Auction History

Range: $1,250 – $3,065,000

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Plans et triangles réciproques	Christie's	Sep 2025	€200,000 – €300,000	Unsold
Plan profilés en courbes et plan	Christie's	Sep 2025	€25,000 – €35,000	Unsold
Relief rond en quatre hauteurs, éléments courbes, coupant(s), cassant(s)	Christie's	Apr 2025	€1,900,000 – €2,500,000	€3,065,000
Paris, cimetière Montmartre	Christie's	Apr 2025	€30,000 – €50,000	€138,600
Demi-cercle multicolore	Christie's	Oct 2022	€6,000 – €8,000	€9,450
Formes coïncidentes, lignes et plans	Christie's	May 2020	€15,000 – €20,000	€37,500
Coquilles	Christie's	May 2020	€200 – €300	€1,250
Sans titre	Christie's	May 2020	€1,000 – €1,500	€7,500
Album Grasse V	Christie's	May 2020	€400 – €500	€1,875
Projet pour textile	Christie's	May 2020	€3,000 – €5,000	€10,625

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