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Floral head

Hans ARP
Floral head
(Tête florale)
 (1960); cast (1960-1962)

Medium
plaster, pencil

Measurements
47.5 × 19.0 × 18.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Stiftung Arp e. V., 2023
© Jean Arp/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(France / Switzerland)

Inscription
inscribed (inverted) in blue pencil on rear u.c.: 239 (in a circle)
inscribed in pencil on rear u.c.: D.R. (underlined)

Accession Number
2023.690

Department
International Sculpture

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Exhibition
Hans Arp
Essay
Discombobulating Dreams
Essay
Pierre Soulages, the Nouvelle École de Paris, and Painting 202 x 143 cm, 6 November 1967

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