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105 - ARMAN (1928–2005)
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Estimate €20,000 - €30,000
Description
ARMAN (1928–2005) Violin cut-out on a black background – 1962 Violin cut-out on a panel painted black Signed and dated bottom right 116 x 73 cm Artist’s certificate No. 20 from the Denyse Durand Ruel Archives Provenance: - Eliane Fernandez Collection, Nice (the artist’s wife) - Philippe Durand Ruel Collection - Galerie Lawrence, Paris – Jean-Paul Ledeur, Paris Bibliography: - “Arman. Catalogue Raisonné. Volume II. 1960 to 1962” by Denyse Durand Ruel, Éditions de La Différence, 1991 (reproduced as no. 286, p. 149) Exhibitions: - “Arman”, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1964 - “Arman and Klein”, Galerie Michel Couturier, Paris, 1965 - “Arman”, Haus Lange Krefeld Museum, 10 April to 11 September 1965 - “French Painting since 1900”, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1969 (reproduced in the catalogue under no. 4, p. 23)
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About the sale The Estate of Monique Couturier
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 3:00 PM
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