Jean Arp French, 1886-1966
Rêve Naissant, 1953
marble
37.5 x 47.5 x 26 cm
14 12/16 x 18 11/16 x 10 3/16 in
14 12/16 x 18 11/16 x 10 3/16 in
PUBLIC NOTES Conceived circa 1953-1955 This work is unique 'Often some detail in one of my sculptures, a curve or a contrast that moves me, becomes the germ of a...
PUBLIC NOTES
Conceived circa 1953-1955
This work is unique
'Often some detail in one of my sculptures, a curve or a contrast that moves me, becomes the germ of a new work. I accentuate the curve or the contrast and this leads to the birth of new forms... Sometimes it will take months, even years, to work out a new sculpture. I do not give up until enough of my life has flowed into its body. Each of these bodies has a definite significance, but it is only when I feel there is nothing more to change that I decide what this is, and it is only then that I give it a name'.
(Jean Arp quoted in Herbert Read, Arp, London, 1968, p. 87).
Conceived circa 1953-1955
This work is unique
'Often some detail in one of my sculptures, a curve or a contrast that moves me, becomes the germ of a new work. I accentuate the curve or the contrast and this leads to the birth of new forms... Sometimes it will take months, even years, to work out a new sculpture. I do not give up until enough of my life has flowed into its body. Each of these bodies has a definite significance, but it is only when I feel there is nothing more to change that I decide what this is, and it is only then that I give it a name'.
(Jean Arp quoted in Herbert Read, Arp, London, 1968, p. 87).
Provenance
François Arp (brother of the artist)Ruth Tillard Arp (by descent from the above)
Received as a gift from the above by the previous owner
Exhibitions
Zurich, Hauser & Wirth, Schwitters Miró Arp, 12 June to 18 September, 2016, p.119 (illustrated in colour)Literature
Stefanie Poley, Hans Arp: Die Formensprache im plastichen Werk, Stuttgart, 1978, no. 46a, illustrated p. 183Hans Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Zweiklang. Mit Photos und Originallithographien, Zurich, 1960, Illustrated p. 66