"Elementary Forms in a Vertical-Horizontal Composition / Formes élémentaires en composition verticale-horizontale"
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title of her work, 1917 - gouache, (29 x 24 cm). Stiftung Hans Arp und Sophie Taeuber-Arp e.V., Rolandswerth, inv. 003.550
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (19 January 1889 – 13 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, sculptor, textile designer, furniture and interior designer, architect and dancer. She is considered one of the most important artists of concrete art and geometric abstraction of the 20th century. Sophie Taeuber-Arp did not sign or date her work until the last two years of her life, and she has left very few writings.
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