Robert COMBAS (born 1957). Bernard Le Vacharot - 1990. Sculpture-painting. Acrylic on panel, assemblage, wood and textile. Signed and dated on the back. H : 170 ; W : 138 ; D : 50 cm. Mounted on a Plexiglas plate in a metal frame 188 x 158 cm. Referenced in the Combas Archives. Note: "Bernard le Franchouillard shows us his wood-hard cock. He's not afraid to put it on the table and get three of a kind (like in poker). He's done his catechism Bernard, because of the cross-shaped charm. But he only believes in soccer and Jean Marie". Bibliography: - "Monographie Combas" by Bernard Marcadé, Éditions de la Différence, 1991 (reproduced on p. 298). Provenance: - Cannes Enchères sale, December 6, 2015 (catalog no. 601)

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