Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite) / Hans Arp

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Accession Number
1948/2.26
Title
Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite)
Artist
Hans Arp
Artist Nationality
French
Artist Life Dates
1886-1966
Medium and Support
bronze with wood base
Object Creation Date
1938
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
France (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
France (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement
abstract
Dimensions
29 cm x 25 cm x 20 cm (11 7/16 in. x 9 13/16 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
casting
Secondary Object Classification
Sculpture
Secondary Object Type
abstract sculpture
Physical Description
A small, biomorphically abstract sculpture of bronze grows from a wooden base. Bulbous at the bottom, the shape stretches and narrows in the middle and then expands into a larger shape from which two rounded points rise.
Subject Matter
An example of Jean (Hans) Arp's interest in biomorphic abstraction. In its attention to basic, generic biomorphic shapes the piece is a kind of study of primordial organic forms, forms suggestive of all manner of life but not representing anything specifically.
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576 x 800
File Size
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Record
1948/2.26
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"Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite); Hans Arp." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-2.26/1948_2.26.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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