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29 - Gilbert Descossy (French, born 1946)
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Estimate €100 - €200
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Gilbert Descossy (French, born 1946) "Family", 1996–1997 Seven pieces of chewing gum, arranged by the artist for each sculpture and mounted onto a panel. Framed on 23 September 1997 and countersigned on the reverse. H. 37.5 W. 37.5 cm. Provenance: a Parisian collection. Born in Arles-sur-Tech, Descossy taught visual arts from 1967 to 1994. He created his first mouth-modelled sculptures in 1970. He subsequently devoted himself to chewed chewing gum, shaped using only his mouth, tongue and teeth. His ‘Paroles pétrifiées’ comprise more than thirteen thousand pieces.
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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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