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© Estate of Jean Arp / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
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© Estate of Jean Arp / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
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© Estate of Jean Arp / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany
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Jean (Hans) Arp
French, born Germany, 1886-1966
Somersault, 1942
bronze
Edition: edition of 5
overall: 13 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 9 inches (34.92 x 31.75 x 22.86 cm)
Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bunshaft, 1964
RCA1964:4.5
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During the 1930s, Jean (Hans) Arp began to create freestanding sculptures that were often later paired with abstract sculptural bases made of different materials. It is believed that the donor who gifted this work to the Albright-Knox, not the artist, paired it with Pedestal Column; while they are two distinct sculptures, they are always displayed together. This sculpture title, Somersault, is suggestive of the human body in motion and brings to light Arp’s desire to capture both stationary and moving objects.
Label from Artists in Depth: Arp, Miró, Calder, March 25, 2011–April 15, 2012
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Other Works by This Artist
- Socle-colonne (Pedestal column) ,
- Constellation from the album Jean Arp ,
- Jean Arp ,
- Le petit sphinx (The Small Sphinx) ,
- Non loin du soleil, de la lune et des 'etoiles (Not far from the sun, the moon and the stars) ,
- Constellation-Punctuation ,
- Constellation selon les lois du hasard (Constellation According to the Laws of Chance) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Untitled from the album Soleil recerclé (Around the Sun) ,
- Le Cerf (The Deer) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Homme vu par une fleur (Man Seen by a Flower) ,
- Untitled from the album Soleil recerclé (Around the Sun) ,
- UNESCO from the album Jean Arp ,
- Échelonnement (Staggering) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Buste-Nombril (Bust-Navel) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Torse-Feuille (Torso-Leaf) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Lunettes et lorgnon - le squelette et son entourage (Glasses and Eyeglass - The Skeleton and Its Entourage) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Peinture murale "Aubette" (Mural Painting "Aubette") from the album Jean Arp ,
- Constellation from the album Jean Arp ,
- Construction selon les lois du hasard (Construction According to the Laws of Chance) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Croix (Cross) from the album Jean Arp ,
- Sculpture classique (Classical Sculpture) ,
- L'Etoile (Star) ,
Surrealism
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