Little Torso No. 5 (Torse) / Hans Arp
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.399
- Title
- Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)
- Artist
- Hans Arp
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886-1966
- Medium and Support
- polished bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 1930; cast 1957
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Maxine W. Kunstadter in memory of Sigmund Kunstadter, Class of 1922
- Style/Group/Movement
- abstract
- Inscription
- Inscribed inside rear face of base: HA Inscribed inside left face of base: 3/3
- Dimensions
- 31 cm x 12 cm x 7.6 cm (12 3/16 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 3 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 polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.
- Subject Matter
- An early 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.
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- biomorphic abstraction
- bronze (metal)
- growth
- sculpture
- surrealism
- torsos
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- biological components
- biological concepts
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- forms of expression
- genres
- inorganic material
- life
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- modern and contemporary art
- movement
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- scientific concepts
- the human body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 929 x 1756
- File Size
- 217 KB
- Record
- 1983/1.399
- Link to this Item
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"Little Torso No. 5 (Torse); Hans Arp." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-1.399/1983_1.399frt.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.