Arman (1928-2005)
(i), (ii): Untitled (Violin)
(i) incised with the artist's signature 'arman' (lower right of the sculpture); numbered 'XVI/XXX' (on the back of the sculpture)
(ii) incised with the artist's signature 'arman' (lower right of the sculpture); numbered 'XVII/XXX' (on the back of the sculpture)
(i), (ii): bronze on marble base
(i), (ii): 26⅜ x 8¼ x 7½in. (67 x 21 x 19cm.)
(i) Executed in 2004, this work is number sixteen from an edition of thirty
(ii) Executed in 2004, this work is number eighteen from an edition of thirty

Provenance:
(i), (ii)
Private Collection, Vence.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Specialist Notes:

‘There is also a logic to destruction. If you break a rectangular box, you arrive at something cubist. If you break a violin, you get something romantic’ (Arman, quoted in Arman, exh. cat, Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, 1977, p. 30).

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