Bell and Navels

Jean (Hans) Arp · 1931

You're looking at Bell and Navels — a sculpture by Jean (Hans) Arp, nineteen thirty-one. It's painted wood, about 1 by 1.2 meters. Arp was married to Sophie Taeuber-Arp — who also hangs in this museum.

Medium Painted wood · Dimensions Overall 11 5/8" (25.4 cm) high x 19 3/8" (49.3 cm) diameter, including wood base · Credit Kay Sage Tanguy Fund

Hanging beside it in Gallery 517: The Machine-Gunneress in a State of Grace, Object

Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Chess Table, Untitled, Extendable Table from E-1027, Stool, Adjustable Table, Silence

More by Jean (Hans) Arp here: Enak's Tears (Terrestrial Forms), Leaves and Navels, Mussel's Face from Arp: Hairy Hearts 1923-26, Kings before the Deluge 1952-53 (Arp: Behaarte Herzen 1923-26, Könige vor der Sintflut 1952-53), Fish from Arp: Hairy Hearts 1923-26, Kings before the Deluge 1952-53 (Arp: Behaarte Herzen 1923-26, Könige vor der Sintflut 1952-53)