Artist Monograph

Jean (Hans) Arp, French

French, born Germany (Alsace). 1886–1966

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Woodcut 140 60.1%
Etching 24 10.3%
Lithography 23 9.9%
Sculpture 14 6%
Gouache 12 5.2%
Other Media 8 3.4%
Watercolor 5 2.1%
Oil Painting 4 1.7%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 209 89.7%
Painting & Sculpture 20 8.6%
Architecture & Design 4 1.7%

Production by Decade

44
1910s
48
1920s
13
1930s
30
1940s
88
1950s
10
1960s

Classification Types

  • Illustrated Book — 185
  • Print — 18
  • Sculpture — 17
  • Drawing — 5
  • Design — 4
  • Painting — 3
  • Audio — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)18681.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)3816.6%
Large (1–3 m)52.2%

Range: 2.1 cm → 198.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19366
19374
193910
19401
19451
19472
194915
195011
19512
19521
19531
19541
195622
19588
196013
19611
19639
196499
19651
19673
19681
19691
19702
19758
19791

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 508" — 1
  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 517" — 1
  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 512" — 1

French Contemporaries

  1. 5032 Eugène Atget
  2. 1437 Jean Dubuffet
  3. 1168 Marc Chagall
  4. 1068 Henri Matisse
  5. 907 Pierre Bonnard