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Manicured Relief by Jean Arp

Manicured Relief

Jean Arp · 1930

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DETAILS
Artist
Jean Arp
Date
1930
Medium
Painted wood
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
33 × 45.7 × 7 cm (13 × 18 × 2 1/4 in.)
Collection
Modern Art
Culture
France
Credit line
Gift of Frank B. Hubachek
ART MOVEMENTS
Dadaism
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THE ARTIST

Jean Arp

Jean Arp, a pivotal figure in Dada and Surrealism, transformed everyday materials into whimsical, organic forms like his white marble sculpture, 'Growth' (1938/60).

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