Werner Dräyer (1911-2000) - Hans Arp

Werner Dräyer (1911-2000). Hans Arp, circa 1960.

Silver gelatin on baryta paper, 17.5 x 24 cm. Vintage. Verso mounted in a mat 24 x 30 cm.

Provenance: Private collection, Hans Kinkel, Duisburg; Private collection, Berlin.

Condition: age-appropriate, good condition. The illustrations are part of the condition description.

About
Hans (Jean) Arp (1886–1966) ranks among the most significant artists of Classical Modernism and was a co-founder of Dadaism as well as a pioneering exponent of organic abstraction. His sculptures, reliefs, graphics and collages combine biomorphic forms with poetic lightness and today constitute key works of modern art in international museums and major private collections.

Biography
Walter Dräyer (1911–2000) was a prominent Swiss photographer who, with his sensitive artist portraits and studio photographs, documented the Swiss and European art scene for decades. His photographic oeuvre includes portraits of numerous major artists—including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Andy Warhol and Bernhard Luginbühl—and is regarded as a valuable time document of 20th-century art history.