Mirr

1936/1960

Jean (Hans) Arp

Associated Names
Jean (Hans) Arp

Artist, French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886 - 1966

The sculpture features an abstract form with smoothly contoured organic shapes that are rounded and intertwined. The upper part is white and made of a smooth material, while the base is textured, grayish, and likely made of concrete or stone. The contrast between the matte base and the polished sculpture creates a distinct visual difference. The sculpture appears modern and minimalist, with a balance of solidity in the base and fluidity in the form above.
Skip thumbnail navigation
Back to thumbnail navigation
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    marble

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall without base: 17.46 × 21.91 × 15.24 cm (6 7/8 × 8 5/8 × 6 in.)
    base (height x diameter at top x diameter at bottom): 45.72 × 18.42 × 19.05 cm (18 × 7 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
    base (largest circumference): 73.66 cm (29 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.75.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist;[1] (Sidney Janis, New York); sold 1961 to Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut; gift 1977 to NGA.
[1] See list dated 25 July 1986 entitled NGA Objects/Sidney Janis Gallery Provenance, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley; Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Massachusetts; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2018-2020, pl. 2 (shown only in Amherst).

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 23, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63854687

You may be interested in

Loading Results