ARMAN (1928-2005) ARMAND FERNANDEZ DIT Coupe, c.1975 (Denyse Durand-Ruel 9712) Assemblage of violin ribs, signed on the lower part, dedicated to Bernard and dated 1975, in a wood and glass case, annotated on the back "collection Ferrero, offert à Bernard en 1975 et cédé à Ferrero en 1980". 47.5 x 31 cm Exhibition: Arman. 1928-2205. Les inédits, collection Jean Ferrero, Cannes, Centre d'art La Malmaison, July 8, 2006-January 28, 2007, reproduced full-page in the exhibition catalog (ed. Images En Manoeuvres Éditions, Marseille, 2006), p.51, (wrong date of creation) This work is listed in the archives of Mme Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 9712.

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