LOT DETAILS

Materials:

bronze

Size Notes:

height: 39 in.

Edition:

Conceived in 1962; this example executed on 14 December 1962 as number 3 in an edition of 5.

Description:

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Markings:

Jean Arp

Condition:

Golden brown patina. The sculpture is attached to a wood base along the verso. The patina has discolored and is uneven throughout. One point of impact approximately 1/4 inch long to the upper left edge, with an associated 3 inch scratch. Minor wear to the patina along the sharp edges of the top of the leaf. Minor scratching to the patina at the upper back area, with a 2-inch scuff at the narrow stem back. Some horizontal minor scratches to the narrow stem front. One 1/2 inch spot of repair at the back base. There is minor pitting at the upper edge back. This work is in good condition.

Literature:

Eduard Trier, Jean Arp Sculpture, His Last Ten Years, 1968, no. 271, fig. 76, illustrated Arie Hartog and Kai Fischer, Hans Arp Sculptures—A Critical Survey, Ostfildern, 2012, no. 271, pp. 180 and 359, illustrations of another cast

Provenance:

Brook Street Gallery, Ltd., London Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired by 1968) David Wierdsma, Greenwich Sotheby's New York, 23 October 1974, lot 268 Private Collection, New York Thence by descent to the present owner