Jean (Hans) Arp Untitled (Automatic Drawing) 1917–18, dated 1916
- Medium
- Ink and pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 16 3/4 x 21 1/4" (42.6 x 54 cm)
- Credit
- Anonymous gift
- Object number
- 109.1936
- Copyright
- © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Jean (Hans) Arp has 266 works online.
- There are 18,236 drawings online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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Three Modern Styles
Jul 11–Sep 5, 1950
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A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection
May 11–Oct 19, 1971
1 other work identified
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Arp on Paper
Dec 15, 1977–Mar 5, 1978
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A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881–1981
Mar 1–16, 1982
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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art
Oct 26, 1983–Jan 3, 1984
1 other work identified
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings
May 17–Sep 1, 1984
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Drawing in Austria and Germany
May 26–Oct 29, 1985
2 other works identified
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Sculptors’ Drawings
Apr 26–Sep 2, 1986
2 other works identified
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Drawing in Europe, 1881–1938
Jul 19–Sep 21, 1990
1 other work identified
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Modern Drawing: A Selection from the Collection, 1884–1961
Oct 23, 1993–Feb 15, 1994
3 other works identified
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Making Choices
Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000
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Drawing from the Modern, 1880 - 1945
Nov 20, 2004–Mar 7, 2005
10 other works identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
2 other works identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
3 other works identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
2 other works identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
1 other work identified
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Dada
Jun 18–Sep 11, 2006
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Alfred H. Barr. Jr., New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Given anonymously, 1936
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