Fernandez ARMAN (1928-2005) - Lot 61

Fernandez ARMAN (1928-2005) Fire Dance, 1997 Proof, combustion of a soundboard and violin neck bowl, violin back bowl, wood embedded in polyester resin on a Plexiglas base, signed and numbered 70/100 51.5 x 24 x 40 cm Created in 1997, 100 copies numbered 1/100 to 100/100, plus 10 artist's proofs numbered EA1/10 to EA10/10 and 10 hors commerce proofs numbered HC1 to HC10. Published by Galerie Guy Pieters, Belgium and manufactured by LMA SAR, Vence. Bibliography : - Arman-Multiples, catalog raisonné by Denyse Durand-Ruel and Marc Moreau, Fondation A.R.M.A.N, 2006, a similar example is described and reproduced on pages 114&115 under N°64, with the indication: One part of the edition with the burnt part to the right and the violin neck oriented to the right, one part of the edition with the burnt part to the left with the neck oriented to the left. A copper label included in the polyester bears the signature and numbering of the multiple.