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3 - Chomo (French, 1907–1999)
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Estimate €500 - €800
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Description
Chomo (French, 1907–1999) Chimney Man Laughing and Crying Painted sheet metal, two parts. Height: 157 cm. Provenance: - Chomeaux collection, no. 230. - Rouillac auction, ‘Chomo: 99 Works’, Tours, 10 November 2024, no. 46. Sculptor and founder of the ‘Village d’Art Préludien’ in the Fontainebleau Forest at Achères-la-Forêt, Chomo was the first artist discovered by Laurent Danchin, who visited him every week from 1975 to 1983 and published his account (Chomo, Un pavé dans la vase intellectuelle, Simoen, Paris, 1978). Danchin curated, alongside Martine Lusardy, the exhibition *Chomo, le débarquement spirituel* (Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, 2009–2010), and later, with Aymeric Rouillac, the exhibition *Faites un rêve avec Chomo* (Château, Tours, 2015–2016).
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About the sale LAURENT DANCHIN COLLECTION: ART BRUT AND OUTSIDER ART
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Auction time 11/07/2026 at 2:00 PM
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