Modern and Contemporary Art Point on Point 1931-34 Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss, 1889 - 1943 Oil on canvas * Gallery 180, Modern and Contemporary Art, first floor 1952-61-120 A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952 |
LabelSophie Taeuber-Arp's work is characterized by geometric severity and symmetry of forms and colors. Trying to break with traditions that considered painting a higher art form, and excluded the craftwork of women, she and husband Jean Arp often worked together to produce paintings, collages, embroideries, and weavings.ProvenanceGift to the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of the A. E. Gallatin Collection, by Jean (Hans) Arp, husband of the artist, 1949 [1]; bequest to PMA, 1952. 1. See Gail Stavitsky, The Development, Institutionalization, and Impact of the A. E. Gallatin Collection of Modern Art [Ph. D. dissertation, New York University], 1990, v. 9, p. 278, citing Arp's letter of April 6 and August 28, 1948 to Gallatin, and Gallatin's letter of May 24, 1949 to Fiske Kimball, director of the PMA.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
