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JEAN [HANS] ARP 1886 –1966 Strasbourg, France 1886–1966 Basel, Switzerland (German/French)

Title: French Form | Forme Francaise, 1959

Technique: Hand Signed Pencil Drawing on Wove Paper

Paper size: 40 x 34.8 cm. / 15.8 x 13.7 in.

Additional Information: This pencil drawing is hand signed at the lower right margin in pencil “Arp”.

Provenance: Galerie Denise René, Paris, purchased 3rd January 1962 The Eileen and Herbert C. Bernard Collection, United States of America

Note: Eileen and Herbert Bernard were lifelong collectors of the twentieth-century European avant-garde. With a particular focus on works on paper, the couple visited Europe often to acquire works directly from galleries dealing with contemporary artists.

Exhibited: Paris, Galerie Denise Rene, Apr. – May 1959 New York, Harmonie Club, Sculpture and Drawings by Sculptors, Apr. 7 – 25, 1966, cat. no. 3

Condition: Very good condition.