Torso of a Knight

Jean Arp was significant in the creation of Dada and Surrealism: two important art movements. Dada encouraged spontaneity; Surrealism encouraged the exploration of the unconscious mind through dreams. Arp created a series of torso-related sculptures in the 1930s focusing on organic, biomorphic forms and smooth, contoured surfaces. Although decidedly nonrepresentational, Torso of a Knight does seem to suggest the figurative in its upright, elongated form.

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Jean Arp. Torso of a Knight, 1959. Bronze, 34 x 11.75 x 7.75 inches. Gift of Fred and Lena Meijer. © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris.