Jean (Hans) Arp
French, born Germany, 1886-1966
Construction selon les lois du hasard (Construction According to the Laws of Chance) from the album Jean Arp, 1959
Artwork Details
Materials
six-color serigraph, after an original collage from 1918
Edition:
23/125
Measurements
image area: 17 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches (44.7675 x 36.83 cm)
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1964
Accession ID
K1964:24.7b
This is one of twelve lithographs Jean (Hans) Arp modeled after previous works as part of a process of revisiting his earlier compositions. He did this often, sometimes also exploring an image in sculptural form. The images in this album eloquently retain the details of the originals, further exemplifying that, for Arp, the simplest and most comprehensible means of visual expression center on line, area, form, and color.
Label from Artists in Depth: Arp, Miró, Calder, March 25, 2011–April 15, 2012
