Sculpture "Animal conscient de sa beauté" ("Seiner Schönheit bewusst") of Hans Arp in the garden of the second house of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning in Seillans 1975. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Sculpture "Animal conscient de sa beauté" ("Seiner Schönheit bewusst") of Hans Arp in the garden of the second house of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning in Seillans 1975.

Hans Arp's sculpture, "Animal conscient de sa beauté" ("Seiner Schönheit bewusst"), photographed in 1975 in the garden of the Seillans home of Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. The smooth, biomorphic form features a bulbous head on a graceful neck that curves into a substantial lower body. Its dark, polished surface reflects the light, highlighting the sleek contours of the artwork against a dense, textured background of sun-dappled foliage.


Artworks:

  • Hans Arp, "Animal conscient de sa beauté" ("Seiner Schönheit bewusst")
  • Abbreviations: see Bibliography


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Sculptures

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