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Chomo (French, 1907–1999)
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47
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Chomo (French, 1907–1999)
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
Chomo (French, 1907–1999)
Grasshopper
Bas-relief in crumpled paper on polychrome cardboard.
Signed, titled and countersigned on the reverse, inscribed on the reverse ‘experimental preludian art’.
Height 67, Width 43.5 cm.
Provenance: the collection of Laurent Danchin (1946–2017), writer, essayist and art critic, passed down through the family.
Chomo (French, 1907–1999) 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
Auction location
Auction time
11/07/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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