Silver Bronze Sculpture By Arman

ARMAN (1928-2005) Arman Pierre Fernandez called "Arman" Sculptor, painter and engraver born in 1928 in Nice/France "Accumulation of violins", work of 1983 for Maison Christofle published in 75 copies (not numbered). Sculpture Paperweight in silvered bronze signed and dated 83. On the back, an engraved plate: "this unpublished work by Arman will bring you all my best wishes for 1984". Dimensions: 11 x 10 x 0.8cm ARMAN (1928-2005) Arman Pierre Fernandez called "Arman" Sculptor, painter and engraver born in 1928 in Nice/France "Accumulation of violins", work of 1983 for Maison Christofle published in 75 copies (not numbered). Sculpture Paperweight in silvered bronze signed and dated 83. On the back, an engraved plate: "this unpublished work by Arman will bring you all my best wishes for 1984". Dimensions: 11 x 10 x 0.8cm Weight: 325g. This work is recorded in the archives of the ARMAN foundation and was offered as a Christmas present by André Bouilhet, president of Christofle at the time. Arman is a French-American artist best known for his unique style of found-object sculptures known as accumulations. Inspired by the philosophy and aesthetics of Dadaism, he brings together accumulations of objects. A member of New Realism alongside Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely, among others, he responded to the emergence of Pop art through his own critique of consumption, waste and mass production. In 1973, he became an American citizen. For his famous and monumental sculpture Long-Term Parking (1982), the artist stacks 60 cars and immerses them in cement, creating an imposing surreal structure. Several monumental works were also commissioned from him for the Élysée, the Gare Saint Lazare in Paris, the Lincoln Center in New York, Dallas, Beirut… He died on October 22, 2005 in New York at the age of 76. His works are today in the greatest collections and museums in the world.