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Jean Arp

(1886–1966)

Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp

The artist’s works:

Moustaches
c.1925
Tate Britain, London

Sculpture à être perdue dans la forêt
1932, cast c.1953–1958
Tate Britain, London

Born September 16 1886 Strasbourg (France)
Died June 7 1966 Basel (Switzerland)
Occupation Painter Poet
Occupation Sculptor Writer
Awards Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur‎ (1960) Officier des Arts et des Lettres

Tags: 1886 1960 1966 Abstract Alsace Arp Art artist Basel Dada France French French Ancestry German June 7 Légion d'honneur Modern art Ordre des Arts et des Lettres painter poet sculptor September 16 Strasbourg Surrealism Switzerland writer

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