Jean (Hans) Arp

Jean (Hans) Arp

Artists

Active in Paris: 1946–1966

Hans Arp (1886–1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, and poet, known as Jean Arp in French-speaking contexts, was a German-French sculptor, painter, associated with Dada and later with the development of organic abstraction. A founding member of the Zurich Dada movement during the First World War, Arp later became an important figure in the international movement of non-figurative art, creating biomorphic sculptures and reliefs characterized by simplified, organic forms.

Ellsworth Kelly met Arp in February 1950 at the opening of Hans Richter’s exhibition at the Galerie des Deux Îles in Paris. Kelly subsequently visited Arp’s studio in Meudon-Val-Fleury, first with Ralph Coburn and later with Jack Youngerman



Exhibitions & Events

Galerie Denise René

  • 'Arp, sculptures et tapisseries récentes'

    Years: 1960

  • 'Arp: dessins'

    Years: 1959

  • 'Arp – Taeuber-Arp. Gouaches, Collages, Reliefs, Sculptures'

    Years: 1957

  • 'Arp – Taeuber-Arp'

    Years: 1950

Galerie Maeght

  • Arp

    Years: 1946–1968

  • L’art abstrait.

    Years: 1949

    DLM No. 20–21. L’art abstrait. Fernand Léger and Jean Arp; texts by Andry-Farcy, Henri Laugier, Jean Cassou, and Michel Seuphor. May 1949.
  • Arp

    Years: 1950

    DLM No. 33. Arp. Texts by P. Bruguière, Jean Cathelin, and Jean Arp. November 1950.

Musée National d’Art Moderne

  • 'Arp: Retrospective'

    Years: 1958

  • 'Dada. Ausstellung zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum. Exposition Commémorative du Cinquantenaire' (Travelling Exhibition)

    Years: 1966

    Travelled to Kunsthaus Zürich, 'Dada. Ausstellung zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum. Exposition Commémorative du Cinquantenaire', Zurich, Switzerland

Salon de Mai