Lot n° 144
Estimation :
1500 - 2000
EUR
Result
: NC
ARMAN (1928–2005) - Lot 144
ARMAN (1928–2005)
"Punu Mask," Gabon, gouache on paper, signed. Handwritten inscription on the back: "Provenance: the artist's studio." 34 x 21 cm (view size). Note: Born in Nice and deceased in New York, Arman established himself as one of the major figures of 20th-century art and a central figure in the New Realists movement, which he co-founded with Yves Klein at the instigation of art critic Pierre Restany. Very early on, he developed a radical artistic language by directly incorporating manufactured objects into his works, which he regarded as natural extensions of the human hand. He became known for his famous “accumulations”—assemblage of everyday objects (watches, instruments, trash)—which powerfully revealed the mechanisms of production and consumption in modern society. His work is rooted in a profound reflection on the materiality, repetition, and memory of objects, engaging in a dialogue with the experiments of his contemporaries such as César and Jean Tinguely. Based in Nice, Vence, and New York, Arman pursued an international career marked by major exhibitions and public commissions. A discerning collector, particularly of African art, he infuses his work with a keen eye for objects and their symbolic significance, making him an essential figure in modern art.
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