ARMAN (1928-2005) ARMAND FERNANDEZ DIT Allure, 1960 (Denyse Durand-Ruel 6460) Acrylic on mat canvas, signed lower left on the side, signed Armand lower left on the back: label, Ferrero collection, annotated "purchased 1973" and "purchased 1967". 55 x 177 cm Exhibitions: - Arman. La traversée des objets, Antichi Granai della Repubblica, Isola della Giudeca, Venice, June 7-July 31, 2001, reproduced in the exhibition catalog, p. 44 - Arman. 1928-2205. Les inédits, collection Jean Ferrero, Cannes, Centre d'art La Malmaison, July 8, 2006-January 28, 2007, reproduced in exhibition catalog Ed. Images En Manoeuvres Éditions, Marseille, 2006, p. 24 This work is listed in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 6460.

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