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Also Known As Jean-Pierre Guillaume Arp • Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp • Hans Arp
Born September 16, 1887 • Germany
Died June 7, 1966 (aged 78) • Basel • Switzerland
Movement / Style Dada • Surrealism • abstract art • Abstraction-Création
Notable Family Members spouse Sophie Taeuber-Arp

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Eiffel Tower, an oil painting on canvas by Robert Delaunay from 1910–11, is on display at the Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland. The painting was one of Delaunay's contributions to the art movement called cubism.
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