Arman (1928–2005) — Cello Chair / Violin Chair

Arman (1928–2005) — Cello Chair / Violin Chair Bronze with green patina, Bocquel foundry, edition of 1,800 Markings: “Bocquel Fd. 68/1800” (incised) Edition number: 68/1800 Date of design: 1993 (later edition by Bocquel) Arman’s emblematic sculpture-seat, the Cello/Violin Chair transposes the vocabulary of the stringed instrument into a baroque seat with scrolled legs. By repurposing an everyday object, the artist explores his major theme of “recomposition,” paying homage to music and the form of the violin/cello through a powerful sculptural presence. Fixed price, non-negotiable: €3,500 (shipping at the buyer’s expense) Technique: cast bronze, green patina (Bocquel foundry) Usual dimensions of the model: approx. 85 × 45 × 40 cm; seat height approx. 46 cm (sales and catalogue references). Edition: authorized edition of 1,800 copies by the Bocquel foundry; some copies have an incised signature by Arman on one foot, others—like the present one—bear only the foundry mark and numbering. Provenance/comparative archives: identical models referenced at Masterworks Fine Art (inscribed “bocquel fd.” and numbered, ed. 1800), Christie's (Violin chair, Bocquel Ed 115/1800), Sotheby's (Two cello chairs, Bocquel Fd., ed. 1800), Paul Bert–Serpette (bronze Bocquel, circa 1993). Condition: very good overall condition; homogeneous patina with minor signs of use consistent with age and the nature of the material. Notes: This model exists with or without a leather-covered seat depending on the edition; the example presented corresponds to the version entirely in patinated bronze. Comparable examples are documented in Arman's archives and in the sales catalogs mentioned above.