Jean Arp, Human Concretion (1935)

© Estate of Herbert Matter

Jean Arp, Human Concretion (1935)

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Jean Arp, Human Concretion (1935),

ca. 1948

Herbert Matter, 1907–1984; born Engelberg, Switzerland; died Southampton, NY
1996-119

Information

Title
Jean Arp, Human Concretion (1935)
Dates

ca. 1948

Maker
Herbert Matter
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 26.5 x 34.2 cm (10 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.) sheet: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Porter McCray
Object Number
1996-119
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Manhattan, New York, Museum of Modern Art

Inscription
In graphite, verso upper left corner: as of July 23, Plate 37
Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
sculpture, concretion, works of art

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