Bronze, masonite
France, 1988
Arman (1928-2005) – French-American object artist and cofounder of Nouveau Réalisme
Signed left center in hatched engraving ‘arman’
Numbered lower right in hatched engraving ‘64/99’
This work is recorded in the Arman Studio Archive under the no. APA#8400.88.076
Dimensions: 97 x 137 x 7 cm
Very good condition
Saxophone silhouettes of bronze; the auction record for one of his saxophone sculptures is set at more than €74,000

The artist Arman began with the painting before he began to create sculptures. In the late 1950s he experimented with objects which he took out of garbage cans. A little later he developed the so-called accumulations by connecting several identical objects side by side. In the early 1960s he starts smashing instruments and eventually included the broken objects in polyester or Perspex. A popular object was the saxophone. The theme of music is also express in our sculpture, which is constructed of saxophone silhouettes of bronze.

The sculpture is signed left center in hatched engraving ‘arman’ as well as numbered lower right ‘64/99’. The sculpture is overall in very good condition. It is mounted on a wooden board. The total dimensions are 97 x 137 x 7 cm.

Arman (1928-2005)

Arman, actually Armand Pierre Fernandez, first studied at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Nice before studying archeology and oriental art at the École du Louvre in Paris. At the same time he created already paintings inspired by surrealism. The artist became interested in African art and is fascinated by the works of Serge Poliakoff, Jackson Pollock and Kurt Schwitters. In 1958 he took on the alias Arman and began to experiment with the first accumulations. An exhibition in 1960, for which the artist had the gallery filled with waste lead to sudden fame. In subsequent years, the artist realized numerous performances and installations. Works by Arman are held at the MoMA in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington and the Tate Gallery in London. (tm)

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