Configuration with Two Dangerous Points
Jean (Hans) Arp, French (born Germany), 1886 - 1966
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1930Medium:
Painted woodDimensions:
27 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (69.8 x 85.1 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, BonnCuratorial Department:
European Painting
1947-88-3Credit Line:
A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1947
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1930Medium:
Painted woodDimensions:
27 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (69.8 x 85.1 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, BonnCuratorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 188, Modern and Contemporary Art, first floor (Brodsky Gallery)
Accession Number:1947-88-3Credit Line:
A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1947
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Provenance
A. E. Gallatin, New York, acquired from the artist or a Paris gallery, summer 1934 [1]; gift to PMA, 1947. 1. See Arp letter of July 23, 1934: "j'ai reprie le relief de la galerie car je l'ai du repeindre entièrement. J'avertirai Chenu [presumably the shipping company of that name] qu'il vienne le prendre chez moi. J'ai fait faire une nouvelle photographie de votre relief" (Gallatin Papers, New-York Historical Society, microfilm, reel 1, frame 5). Gallatin acquired most of his works by Arp directly from the artist.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit.