Untitled, 1965

ArtistHans Arp, Strasbourg 1887–1966 Basel

EditorKlaus M. Rarisch, Berlin 1936–2016 Berlin

Woodcut on yellow laid paper, book supplement

Image dimensions20,7 × 10,5 cm

Sheet dimensions20,7 × 10,5 cm

Status

on display, room 032.2

About the workThis woodcut of an embryonic-looking black form against a yellow background was included in the 1965 text collection “Ultimistischer Almanach” (Ultimist Almanac). Ultimism had its origins in the Gruppe der Vier + 4, a Berlin literary circle founded in 1957. The group saw itself as a successor to Dadaism, which Hans Arp had founded with five other writers in Zurich in 1916. Dada used satire to challenge the artistic, political and moral values of the era. As a post-war generation and in anticipation of another, final war, the Ultimists strove for “ars ultima” – ultimate art.

AccessionKemp Collection Foundation 2016

Provenance[...]; 2016 Stiftung Sammlung Kemp im Kunstpalast erworben durch Schenkung Willi Kemp (Köln 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf)

Inventory numberKemp 788

Contact

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